Unsane

This ridiculous thriller by Matt Damon’s friend deserves an award at the World Amateur Film Festival. If such a festival existed. Unsane is a genre flick with well-constructed psychology but zero enjoyment from the visual form, which is the crucial thing in a movie. At least in genre movies. (08/06/2020)

Steven Soderbergh used the face of Claire Foy, who has finally returned to acting in recent years, in an artsy film treating a classic schizophrenic premise. And it wasn’t that bad. (26/04/2019)

I didn't want to see the film at all, but it was a pleasant surprise in the end, worthy of recommendation. Steven Soderbergh is no amateur (Ocean’s Eleven, Contagion, Side Effects, Logan lucky) and he decided to make his first horror film on an Iphone in just 10 days, and the result is surprisingly very good. The protagonist, Claire Foy, finds herself involuntarily committed to a mental institution where she sees the man who haunted her in her everyday life. It has a very strange format and clearly the film comes across as cheap, but the camera doesn't shake and it's shot cleanly. The film has excellent performances, both the main character and the central psychopath. The scriptwriting is also top notch and the final half hour is decently psychedelic. I was very happy with and I can never have enough mental-hospital movies… there are not many of them! 70% (26/06/2018)

The movie wasn't bad unless I should think of it as a horror movie. As a psychological thriller, it worked quite well, only the theme seemed somewhat unoriginal, I felt like I've seen something like it before. Anyway, I was pleased with the performances of Claire Foy and Juno Temple, so in the end I rate it as slightly above average. (12/09/2018)

Soderbergh once had the idea to make a film in 4K using an iPhone that he owns. The idea was unconventional; no one had really thought of it before, and it was interesting to see. However, I expected a bit more. As for the cast, I have no complaints; Claire Foy has proven her acting quality several times, and she just confirmed it here. The camera often focused on her face and expressions for a few seconds at a time, and she handled it like a true professional. The story from the rehab center could have been more developed; the subplot with the stalker initially seemed quite interesting, but upon further reflection, it wasn't that impressive. I found a few screenplay flaws and some odd character behavior as well. By the end, the film finally picked up pace, with a few deaths and a decent slimy villain. The final scene in the restaurant with the open ending for the main heroine was quite satisfying. Don't expect anything groundbreaking; once you get used to the camera, expect a decent thriller. Nothing more, nothing less. I give it 66%. (13/07/2018)

Steven Soderbergh has shown that small films are close to his heart and that he knows what to do with them. He had a very good script at hand for this film, which turned out to be a powerful weapon and he made the most of it. Sometimes there is power in simplicity when the right filmmaker takes charge. And as it turns out, Steven Soderbergh is clearly a capable filmmaker, and not simply because of his absolutely amazing camera work. (05/10/2018)