Synopsis
Truth, Wealth, Revenge, Murder
Desperate to recall the memory of his dead wife, a financial advisor turns to hypnosis as a means to reshape the past.
2016 Directed by Jon Keeyes
Desperate to recall the memory of his dead wife, a financial advisor turns to hypnosis as a means to reshape the past.
If you are looking for examples of how not to write dialogue, "Element" will fill that need.
Practically all the dialogue consists of characters yelling at each other questions, some rhetoric, only to be answered (even the rhetoric questions) by the other character responding with a questions. Nobody talks like these people in real life. This appears to be how someone thinks dialogue should sound like if they would like to be intriguing. And it doesn't help that the acting is poor, but I am not sure better acting would improve this. Some scenes even have uneven levels of volumes on the characters voices, as if it was failed ADR overlays. Which means they may have replaced dialogue... sorry... questions…
This film made use of some interesting techniques including shit performances and writing. Kept thinking the main character was Will Poulter.
Ambushed one evening, financial advisor North (Paul Stuart) is shot in the head, but survives. His wife, also hit, succumbs to her injuries. Haunted by her death and having trouble remembering his life before the attack, North seeks the aid of a therapist to uncover the truth behind what happened through hypnotism sessions. As his memory gradually returns, he realizes that the murder may have resulted from embezzlement and the actions of his sketchy business partner (Stephen Michael Quezada). Meanwhile, a hitman (Michael Ironside) also wants something from North and seems intent on tying up lose ends.
This low-budget thriller will remind you of every movie around where the protagonist gradually gets his memory back after a traumatic incident. The…
I didn't even finished it. This was really awful. One of the worst movies ever. I swear.