Sublime (2007) (V)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Tony Krantz

Writer:

Erik Jendresen (written by)

Release Date:

15 June 2007 (Germany)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Maybe... if you spend your life worrying... then the only way that your life will have meaning is if what you fear becomes real.

Plot:

On the day after his fortieth birthday, the family man and computer analyst George Grieves goes to the Mt...

Plot Keywords:

Hospital | Surgery | Fear | Patient | Psychological Thriller

Cast

Tom Cavanagh	...	George
Kathleen York	...	Jenny
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs	...	Mandingo (as Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs)
Katherine Cunningham-Eves	...	Zoe
David Clayton Rogers	...	Billy
Cas Anvar	...	Dr. Sharazi
Shanna Collins	...	Chloe
Kyle Gallner	...	Ned
Bruce Nozick	...	Ira
Dan Gerrity	...	Bald Man
John Rubinstein	...	Dr. Lichterhand
Paget Brewster	...	Andrea / PVS Host
Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter	...	PJ
George Newbern	...	Frank / PVS Host
Jordi Caballero	...	Friar Mate

MPAA:

Rated R for disturbing violent content, language and sexuality.

Runtime:

USA:113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA | Germany:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Flame Ventures

Trivia:

Directorial debut of Tony Krantz.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: At the end when George breaks the window with the IV drip stand he throws it out of the window and you can see it bounce. He is supposed to be on the seventh floor.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Otis (2008) (V)

Soundtrack:

She's Made Of Gold

Re: Life Lesson... too much nitpicking

Let me start off by saying I'm an avid Horror fan. I enjoy horror movies ranging from the classics such as Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Henry Portrait of a Killer, and Susperia to lesser known B horror such as Deranged, to esoteric masterful ghost films such as Ugetsu. With having been such a fan of these types of films, I have to say the previous reviewer was totally off base with his harsh criticisms of Sublime. Sublime is an allegorical graphic horror film that takes it's inspiration from many sources. The previous reviewer mentions a parallel between this film and Jacob's Ladder, while this may be true, I feel that there's nothing wrong with this since many modern films do this to pay homage to classic films. There have been numerous times where I've watched a Quentin Tarantino film and have been amazed that they've copied a scene from Sonny Chiba movies, or from great films such as the Lady Snowblood series, almost verbatim. Yet he is praised for being an innovator (and I think he in in many regards, if not slightly overrated). Sublime is a discordant yet captivating whirlpool of many different inspirations and a truly great graphic horror film. If you're a fan of horror, political allegory, and cult cinema then you should find no faults in Sublime.