Review of Infinity Pool

This might be the best feature film Brandon Cronenberg has made but that does not mean much. I did not care much for Antiviral. Possessor was fine.

My problem with Brandon is that I feel his scripts are half-cooked. He gets a great idea but never works it to the end. It's like he gives up after 3rd draft. I also think he does not know how to structure a scene. The frames are usually a little too tight, the placement of the camera a little off, and a lack of total shots that could help make the scene work. It's all very muddled. Confusing and frankly amateurish.

As for this film. It has three brilliant scenes that show clearly that Brandon could do something wonderful in the future. I'm thinking of the drugged/psychedelic scenes. They are very avant-garde. One of them, a sex scene, is simply marvelous. I usually hate sex scenes in films. Not because I have any problem with the human body, but rather because most of them are so very ordinary and add nothing to the story. The sex scene here is original and important.

Well acted, cool idea but sadly only half-cooked and badly served dinner.