Chained for Life

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prawnda s @RT72497680 Jun 26, 2024 if you want a good film with adam pearson, watch "under the skin". it navigates his deformity and the way he might be perceived much more deftly than this film, and in much less time. this film feels like too much, and i can't help but feel he was hired just because of under the skin's popular reception. i am all for him having a career, but i don't think this is it. in this film, it seems that adam is merely hired as a prop or novelty, whereas his feelings and lived experience were more subtly discussed in under the skin. See more Logan D @Greynomad38 Feb 9, 2024 On a film set, an actress seeks to connect with her disfigured co-star. The film opens with a long scroll quote from Pauline Kael, a film critic from for the New Yorker from 1968 to 1991. It concerns beauty on film and why it's not wrong to want to see attractive persons on the big screen. Certainly a hidden gem if you appreciate reality and surreality flavored with insight, character, and humor. Trivia: Herr Director is played by Charlie Korsmo who played Jack Banning, Peter Pan's son, in Hook. He has since retired from acting and is now a professor of corporate law. The title may refer to a film of the same name that featured conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton. See more isla s @RT89656869 Sep 4, 2022 This is very much an indie/b-movie film. I can see that it's trying to challenge peoples view of disfigured people or that it's criticising the stereotypical depiction of this in films but I didn't feel the film really 'worked'. There's not enough strong plot direction. The plot synopsis says "A beautiful actress struggles to connect with her disfigured co-star on the set of a European auteur's English-language debut." yet the actress doesn't seem to struggle to connect with the disfigured actor at all, as far as I could tell, indeed they seem to get on ok, so I don't understand that. This must be meant to be some kind of parody of b-movies or the like but I didn't find it especially amusing or even really all that thought provoking. Anyway, I'm not too bothered about peoples looks, for the record, I was more confused about the plot direction - it felt a bit aimless and certainly was neither memorable, not did it have any strong impact on me personally, so I wouldn't recommend this, no. A bit niche perhaps?. I'm not sure how comfortable I'd feel thinking of seriously deformed or disfigured people as being the title of this film - chained for life. I'd like to think people wouldn't feel so removed from society purely due to their face not fitting in to what people in western society regard as acceptable but seeing this film hasn't changed my viewpoints on any of that sort of thing. I wouldn't recommend this film, that's all I can really say. See more Aug 5, 2022 Beautifully shot, and sharply incisive. See more nefasto r @Nefasto Sep 5, 2021 Not sure what was the meaning of this mess, but I know that, if there ever was one, it eluded me. See more dave d @RT34924333 Aug 8, 2020 Adam Pearson is charming in 'Chained for Life', a movie that runs out of steam in the third act, but is still worth a watch if you can find it! Jess Weixler has been waiting for that breakout roll and she finds it here. It's a fantastic lead duo, but it's a movie about a movie and that's been done better way too many times. It's artistically gorgeous, and visually stunning, but it just miles away from best in its field. Thanks to the will power of the two stars it's completely watchable and enjoyable! Final Score: 6.7/10 See more Read all reviews

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