Film Review Sanctum
The notion of survival at any cost also applies to spectators who have great difficulty in going over the long and tedious introduction of “Sanctum”. Thereafter it is much better, but it is too little too late to find true satisfaction.
No, this film is directed by James Cameron. Anyone who has seen the trailer yet would swear otherwise. Amateur Water gives life and destroys everything in its path (“Abyss” and “Titanic”), it is natural that the creator of “Avatar” has decided to join this project by certifying its seal executive producer. Otherwise nobody would have noticed the feature among the dozen which opens every week.
The basic story follows the conventions of the genre. Some people are trapped in a huge rock cavity that gradually fills with water. To stay alive, they must find another way out by exploring the many nooks submarines.
Since the cult “Deliverance” by John Boorman, the notion of “survival” has become a genre in itself. Sometimes there nests horrific aspects, as is the case of the surprising “The Descent”. Either you play with fear of the dark, which may give the popular “Open Water”. For its part “Sanctum” seeks to claustrophobic movie lovers stroll by his heroes in the labyrinthine corridors where the air is becoming scarce. No luck, the excellent “Buried” and the overrated “127 Hours” have recently been there with significantly higher performance.
But before reaching those tense moments we will have to stuff the infernal introduction. Many people suffer before those first 40 minutes seemed endless. Probably need to present the characters (which is quite the same way as in “Jurassic Park”, the less interest), but from there to afflict the dialogue and ridiculous stereotypes distressing? That is a problem that will affect the rest. Once the actors open their mouths it is to bad-mouth nonsense.
However when they are silent and endure the weather, the fun can begin. For free sound effects and close-ups that raise the heart to open wounds and challenging injuries. But especially by many set pieces and breathtaking waterfalls. That’s where the staging of Alister Grierson is the most effective, however, was only partially aided by uneven effects in three dimensions.
The scenario inspired by real facts (that the big fashion these days) also wants a little more developed than usual. One of the challenges of the narrative is to see to improve this relationship between a father grumbler (played with verve by Richard Roxburgh) and his son (Rhys Wakefield who is not really the height). This notion is so present that recalls the history every five minutes, pushing the nail reconciliation sudden blow of moralistic about the need to fight and continue.
Everything is of course subject to the traditional human being is his main threat, even greater than all the elements gathered around him, already present at the time of often copied, never equaled “Alien”.
More tolerable than “The Cave”, “Sanctum” has several times extremely effective … but even more lackluster and not very thrilling sequences. For once, latecomers will not miss any. Better yet, they can happen when everything becomes the least bit relevant.
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