What Keith's Watching: The Voices (2015)
Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 11:47AM ;)
The Voices is an interesting concept that falls flat. Partially a dark comedy, partially a take-off on Fight Club, The Voices in the end is just awkward to watch.
Maybe the story and character just seem to realistic and the idea of him working at a bath tub factory doesn't lighten the load. He's a sick man that isn't quite getting the help he needs. And for some reason there are these women that are drawn to him. And even though his delusions bring some levity to the situation, I can't help but think of the flip side of the coin - what is really happening.
I have a lot of questions about the bowling alley and how no one figured things out earlier based on the clues that must have been there. And the smells.
it's not that The Voices was a terrible movie. I would much rather watch it over several other films in existence. It just didn't wow me. Ryan Reynolds played the part well. The acting across the board was good. I liked the visual choices that were made to denote fantasy from reality. The attitude of the talking pets were spot on to how those pets would sound if voiced by a homicidal, very disturbed man. But, as a whole, it didn't leave a major impression on me. I didn't walk away thinking about the movie and it's impact on the art form or thinking that people should really see this movie.
The Voices is a completely watchable movie. It just doesn't have a high rewatch factor. In fact, it has zero.
(I would like everyone to take note of the times I avoided the phrase "fell on deaf ears" to avoid the poor pun. Thank you.)
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