바카라˜Dream Scenario바카라™ On Lionsgate Play Movie Review: Nicolas Cage바카라™s Surreal Yet Beautiful Symphony Is Too Hard To Miss Out On

Lionsgate Play바카라™s latest presentation 바카라˜Dream Scenario바카라™ is definitely a great pick for the week. It바카라™s filled with a good star cast, a reputed production house backing it and some great reviews from film festivals for the filmmakers. 바카라˜Dream Scenario바카라™ had its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) last year. It went on to have a limited theatrical release, got nominated at quite a few awards as well. Finally, it바카라™s released on OTT after a long delay. Here바카라™s all you need to know about the film.

바카라˜Dream Scenario바카라™: Story

Paul Matthews (Nicolas Cage) is a listless family man and tenured professor with an affinity for evolutionary biology and anxiety regarding his own anonymity. One day, he discovers he has begun to appear in other people바카라™s dreams at an exponential rate. As in life, his presence in these dreams is banal and non-intrusive 바카라“ he바카라™s simply there, staring indifferently at the fantasies and nightmares of strangers. Nonetheless, he becomes an overnight celebrity, and is soon showered with the attention he has long been denied. But when Paul encounters a dreamer whose visions of him differ substantially from the norm, he finds himself grappling with the Faustian bargain of fame as his dream-selves start inexplicably becoming violent within their respective sub consciousnesses.

바카라˜Dream Scenario바카라™: Performances

Nicolas Cage gives such a natural performance that you바카라™re left wondering why he has fallen through the cracks of Hollywood and isn바카라™t considered one of the all-time greats. Not only does he look the part pretty perfectly, he even gets the anguish and frustration of the character to its core. The way he manages to make the character his own is brilliant. No one could have played the part as typically as he has done it.

None of the other supporting characters have any noteworthy appearances which you would remember for long.

바카라˜Dream Scenario바카라™: Script, Direction & Technical Aspects

Kristoffer Borgli바카라™s writing and direction is the best part about 바카라˜Dream Scenario바카라™. While you know, right from the time you saw the trailer, that the concept isn바카라™t humanly possible, but within the first 15 minutes of the film you바카라™re totally convinced that this is something can happen. The emotions feel real even if the scenario seems absurd. You can feel the emotions of living like a nobody all your life. You can relate to the feeling of how it would be to suddenly become famous someday. The set up might be surreal but the sentiments are sheer perfection. Kristoffer Borgli has managed to nail that brilliantly. He also edited the film also very crisply. Things happen very smoothy and swiftly. While the feel of the film is very slow, but the pace of the film isn바카라™t.

Benjamin Loeb바카라™s cinematography sets the mood and feel for the film very nicely. He has set up the film in a mundane city where the loneliness feels even more real and the overall pathos of the situation comes out even better. It바카라™s not that he has done something extraordinary to the camera angles and all, but just by keeping it simple and slowing things down, he has been able to get the necessary set up for the film impeccably.

Owen Pallett바카라™s music is also good. It sets you up for the highs and lows in emotional outflows. The background score makes you give that perfect feel of being right in the midst of all that바카라™s happening.

바카라˜Dream Scenario바카라™: Cast & Crew

Director: Kristoffer Borgli

Cast: Nicolas Cage, Julianne Nicholson, Michael Cera, Tim Meadows, Dylan Gelula, Dylan Baker, Kate Berlant, Lily Bird, Jessica Clement, David Klein, Cara Volchoff, Noah Centineo, Nicholas Braun, Amber Midthunder, Lily Gao

Available On: Lionsgate Play

Duration: 1 Hour 42 Minutes

바카라˜Dream Scenario바카라™: Can Kids Watch It?

Yes

Outlook바카라™s Verdict

바카라˜Dream Scenario바카라™ proves A24 Films바카라™ hold on how to make a great film. They really know how to hit the spot perfectly but at the same time, they make sure that the film doesn바카라™t end up being too corny for taste. Throughout the film you바카라™re constantly wondering, 바카라˜What if this actually happens바카라™, and that바카라™s where you start associating this crazy concept to your regular mundane things, which also have a similar feel. Getting that realism into play is a great move by Kristoffer Borgli. Nicolas Cage was at his best, even when at the very end he leaves you open-ended whether he is actually dreaming or trying to make things happen in reality for him. It바카라™s a Poignant One Time Watch. I am going with 4 stars.