Jennifer Lynch, daughter of David Lynch, tries her hand at directing again after a long exile from film due to the disastrous reception of her last attempt, Boxing Helena. This is definitely a better film than Boxing Helena, but Lynch still has a long way to go as a filmmaker. Featuring an odd cast and a script that showcases bizarre dialogue exchanges, Surveillance is all over the place in the story department. However, there is enough here to entice you into exploring just what the heck is going on. Bill Pullman, Julia Ormond, Cheri Oteri, French Stewart, Michael Ironside, Pell James and a great Kent Harper (who looks a lot like Anthony Cumia of O&A) form one of the weirder casts seen lately in a film. It's all at once a dark comedy, a killer thriller and just plain strange. It doesn't always succeed in what it's trying to do, but there's some interesting imagery and a couple memorable scenes that keep it from being lost in the shuffle of quirky thrillers surrounding it. If you've seen a lot of thrillers and horror flicks, you might be able to guess who's doing the killing, but that's not the point of the flick and relying on that for satisfaction might just leave you more disappointed than most.
Review of Surveillance
