The version of "Nirvana" that I watched was badly dubbed into English, which didn't do it any favours. Unfortunately, the crappy clichéd dialogue wasn't all that was bad about this film.
"Nirvana" plays out like a badly-adapted sci-fi novel, directed by someone who's watched "Blade Runner" and "Alphaville" far too many times. The production values are slightly above Student Film level and I've seen better prosthetic makeup at fancy-dress parties.
Christopher Lambert has to make his money somehow, but it must be galling for him to have appeared in so many straight-to-video clunkers. He's not a bad actor but he struggles with the uneven tone of "Nirvana". Within 20 minutes of the start of the film, I was questioning his character's motivation and that was when I decided to switch off.
I decided to watch the film because of a 4-star review in a TV listings magazine. Presumably the reviewer likes to watch low-budget sci-fi with art house aspirations. Personally, I'd prefer to watch my underwear go round and round in the washing machine than sit through pretentious rubbish like "Nirvana"
"Nirvana" plays out like a badly-adapted sci-fi novel, directed by someone who's watched "Blade Runner" and "Alphaville" far too many times. The production values are slightly above Student Film level and I've seen better prosthetic makeup at fancy-dress parties.
Christopher Lambert has to make his money somehow, but it must be galling for him to have appeared in so many straight-to-video clunkers. He's not a bad actor but he struggles with the uneven tone of "Nirvana". Within 20 minutes of the start of the film, I was questioning his character's motivation and that was when I decided to switch off.
I decided to watch the film because of a 4-star review in a TV listings magazine. Presumably the reviewer likes to watch low-budget sci-fi with art house aspirations. Personally, I'd prefer to watch my underwear go round and round in the washing machine than sit through pretentious rubbish like "Nirvana"