This was a weird movie. A really weird movie. So much symbolism and crazy without a ton of explanation for anything. I love all the metaphor in it but I do wish there was more of a coherent throughline. There feels like a great conversation here about our relationship with various forms of media and reality. Garfield gives a very solid performance and it's overall engaging but it feels a little off. It's so heavy on the metaphor that the actual relationships don't really track or make sense in a meaningful enough way. And because there's not enough basis in reality it's a little tough to keep track of what all is being said here. All that said, this is a great conversation movie. You're gonna wanna talk about this one when you finish it. I also think it completely warrants rewatching to try and capture more of the symbolism and idea that went into this, if you liked it of course. All that said, this doesn't feel like a great movie for the casual movie watcher, it's a little too off-filter and abstract. It is a great recommendation for the movie fans and cinephiles out there though and given that it's readily available on Amazon Prime, that makes it an easy call for most folks.
Review of Under the Silver Lake
