Guilty Unconscience

Neon lights and a disorientating soundtrack were the highlights here, because the film just left me a bit flat. Look, internal psychosis can be absolutely amazing cinema; from the highs of PERSONA, to the sensational performance of James McAvoy in SPLIT, but this missed the mark by starting negative in tone and getting darker, meaning as a viewer I struggled to relate to the characters on screen.

Waking up next to a bloody dead body, ok, exciting start! But I needed more; several minutes of aural assault (I was wearing good quality headphones for this heat, so very quickly got the point of the whispers of madness and the lead being a bad person as told by her conscience) made me think less of Bergman and more of Mickey Rooney in THE MANIPULATOR, one of my most despised films of all time. Sound peaks in the shots of self-reflection in the mirror did not help either.

I know I'm being very harsh here but I also definitely saw potential. Your lighting and framing was good, so I'd suggest trying to explore a more interesting location in future to play to these strengths even more. And whilst the edit of the whispers needed tightening your sound designer has some talent. So take those strengths and run with them next time with a more coherent script and there will be massive improvement.

Story: 1/5
Technical: 2.5/5
Elements: 1/5
Overall: 1/5