Director: Kristoffer Borgli
Actors: Nicolas Cage, Julianne Nicholson, Tim Meadows, Michael Cera
Genre: Drama
Rating: MA
‘Dream Scenario’ is a unique concept, with thousands of people seeing Paul
(Cage) in their dreams, just walking through, not really participating in the
dream. This then turns him into a celebrity, something Paul, his wife Janet (Nicholson),
daughters Hannah (Clement) and Sophie (Bird), and boss Brett (Meadows) aren’t
prepared for, especially as he has no control over what’s happening. The film
does well to purposefully not explore the how/why it’s happening and focuses on
the impacts on Paul.
Odd that a lot of places are billing this as a comedy – I’d say it’s a
drama, with a few little laughs, which then diverts into mild horror at the
end, as the dreams inevitability turn into nightmares. Cage is good, and not
totally manic, but plays a Professor and normal dad well, who ends up at his
wits end. The ending is not as dark as it could’ve been, but nor is it a nice comedy
ending either.
There’s some existential questions and you obviously
get to ask “what would I do in this situation?” But mostly it’s probably an indictment
on modern society, especially the penultimate scene. The support cast is good –
should also mention Molly (Gelula) & Trent (Cera) from the PR company who
play significant parts. And always good to have a Talking Heads song to wrap
things up!
Overall: Interesting “what if” scenario
Gav's
Rating: 3 stars
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