did not provide us with any new stuff, but just took out a series of clichés and re-displayed it. It seems that Rodrigo Cortez's wishful thinking is wrong this time.
- Variety
Although the end of the film there are so boring, but the "red light" worthy of an outstanding, beautiful horror thriller. Cillian Murphy's brilliance in the film deserves our praise.
——JoBlo's Movie Emporium
The performance of the actors in the film is quite wonderful, and Rodriguez Cortez creates a tense atmosphere of first-class level. Although the ending of the film is a bit complacent and arrogant, it does not detract from the overall quality of the film.
- The Guardian
This is the second horror film shot Rodrigo Cortez, from this film, we can glimpse of his talent and talent. No matter what kind of fantasy you have about horror movies, you can find answers in them.
—— The eFilmCritic.com
film is meaningless. The contest between justice and evil has become a melee. Therefore, it seems that the film is boring, too simple and too ordinary.
——AV Club
behind-the-scenes production
of Spanish director Rodriguez Cortez, who made a stunning appearance in "Buried Alive ", brings a new work "Red Light", the film is composed of Robert De Niro, Sigourney Weaver, Hilian Mo Fei, Elizabeth Olsen, the darling of the 2011 critics, and the Argentine actor Leonardo Spaglia joined. In the film, the psychologist played by Sigourney Weaver and her assistant Tom Buckley (Hillian Murphy) have been studying supernatural events and manifestations of evil spirits. They found that the biggest challenge in their career came from The psychic Simon Silver (Robert De Niro), who has returned to the stage from his retirement in the past ten years.
"Red Light" was first screened at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012. The feedback received can be described as polarized. Some people think that its entertaining and thrilling effects are good, but the ending is not satisfactory, and some film critics are more acrimonious, such as the Hollywood Reporter. Writing about "Red Light" is incoherent and maddening. Although compared to "Buried Alive", Rodrigue Cortez's second work is not satisfactory, but it is still a thriller worth watching. In particular, the international lineups of Sigourney Way, Cillian Murphy and Robert De Niro should not be missed.
Director’s Statement
Unintentionally,
I didn’t care too much during the filming process. Everything was done in accordance with my routine. During the shooting process, I tried to maintain an objective and neutral attitude, because in this way, I can shoot this story about the supernatural as true as possible and have a true and credible response to the elements in the story. If you have some expectations for this story and its plot, then you will definitely compare plots, characters and props in your mind, and then consider what should be included in the movie. In real life, such a mentality will definitely do bad things, rather than help things. Therefore, my shooting method, which does not do too much design and expectation at all, brings a kind of primitive power to the film. I hope that when my audience walks into the movie theater, whether he likes such a supernatural event or hates it, he can not only watch this movie with his brain and eyes, but also add bones and muscles to appreciate and feel. The energy in the film should not contain any preconceived and preconceived notions. It is more hope that after watching the movie, people say it is really cool, real cow or real rubbish, rather than analyzing the story and characters of the movie. Because watching this movie is a kind of feeling and enjoyment, it needs to be analyzed and so on.
The resurgence of horror films
(After "Smart: Ghost Record", a large number of filmmakers chose to shoot horror thrillers about supernatural events. It seems that horror films have gradually become a popular film genre)
Shooting such a movie (similar to "Smart: Ghost Record") seems to be fashionable and fashionable. In fact, this kind of supernatural event film tells stories about belief or unbelief, about doubt, about belief itself. I believe that the appearance of such a horror film in modern times is definitely different from its previous appearances. To be honest, I am not that interested in supernatural events, but I am very interested in how such supernatural events affect people's beliefs and concepts. What I want to shoot is a film that is scientifically based and tells about supernatural events. There are machines, data, and theories to explain the supernatural, not just what we see in front of our eyes-this is the movie I imagined. Everything can be seen, touched, and felt. Therefore, I really like many sections in the film, the sections where the girls raise the table, and the sections where De Niro rises into the sky. Although very surreal, it is a very direct and straightforward display.
About the actors
I am very fortunate that I found these three outstanding actors in this movie. Especially the performance of Hillian Murphy is definitely worthy of praise. In the film, he plays the role of a scholar who uses scientific methods to study supernatural phenomena, but he himself is gradually controlled by some psychics, and finally has to go to extremes. It should be said that the character and emotional span of this character is very huge, but there is almost no trace of performance in May Fei's performance, which surprised me very much. As for the other two actors, one is Sigourney Weaver and the other is Robert De Niro, they are very stable. Their steady performance is the key to the film. De Niro has never played a similar role, and this time is a brand new attempt for him. De Niro has his own majesty and level. The psychic master he played suppressed everyone's light as soon as he appeared on the stage. I think this is the embodiment of the true strength of an outstanding actor.
Trivia
·In Barkley’s laboratory, there is a poster of "X-Files". There is a line on the poster "I Want To Understand" (I Want To Understand). This is a revised quote. The slogan on the original poster is "I Want To Believe".
·The film was filmed in Barcelona.
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