The story appears simple on the surface, but is revealed, especially after multiple viewings, as more multi-layered and textured than Cassavetes at his best. Ostensibly it concerns a 14-year old Catholic girl, Wynne (Agutter) growing up in this post-modern wasteland, who develops a crush on her much older adoptive brother (Marshall)- a crush which perversely deepens and grows into infatuation once she starts to believe he is the local sex killer. This is in itself an idea that makes you sit up and jolt, but as the narrative develops, it continues not necessarily along a linear path but in several confusing and fascinating directions: the family's history, (detailed effectively in chilling flashback during an improvised seance) is a chequered one, and has suffered at least one major relocation and upheaval in the last ten years. At the crux, however, it's the depiction of socialal changes that make I Start Counting so fascinating and elevate its language far beyond the confines of the standard horror film. The major subtext- that teenage girls were maturing more quickly than before, and developing full sexual and romantic appetites (even if in thought rather than deed) but were not possessed of enough discretion to make the right choices- was a step forward for a genre in which its young females had previously been portrayed as bimbo victims (Cover Girl Killer and The Night Caller spring to mind), but not one that all viewers would necessarily agree with. But most striking of all, and possibly the most enduring image which the viewer will take away with them, is of the masterful symbolism with which director Greene invests every shot. Every inch of the Kinch family's world- their house, their walls, their TV, Agutters underwear, bedroom furniture and toys, Sutcliffe's clothes, Marshalls van, the local Catholic church, their town centre, their record shop) - is painted a bright, scintillating white- a white which, by inference, is slowly becoming smudged and corrupted with the dirt of the outside world. White also symbolises, of course, purity and innocence (two qualities Catholic schoolgirls are supposed to hold dear), and it is into this world of innocence that the ever-present red bus (a symbol of violation and penetration), conducted by the lecherous yet similarly juvenile Simon Ward, makes regular journeys. The allegory is further expanded in one scene where Agutter believes she sees the Christ figure in church weeping blood: by the time we acknowledge it, its gone, but the seed has already been planted. Rarely in a genre production has the use of colour and background been so important or effective in creating a uniformity of mood. I Start Counting is as near-perfect an end to a decade as one could hope for, and exactly the kind of film people should be making now- which is, of course, exactly why they never will. A genre essential. by D.R.
当你陷入了一种狂热的地步不能自拔的时候，你还能告诉自己马上结束吗。self destructive trait is on everyone
真的很像一个mini series的节奏，karma, oh karma.
前一个小时马戏团部分几乎可以打五星的程度，陀螺自己也知道这部分会精彩所以延长了吧。剧本特地丰富了几个主要角色的背景故事，但最开始男主Stan为什么要来马戏团反而没讲。美术置景是全片最大亮点，我觉得也是前一小时的更有意思。演員表演低于期待，Cate演这种大魔王角色的确是得心应手，感觉就板着一张脸演到底就完事儿了。Cooper前半段还有情绪转换，演着演着就彻底poker face了。Rooney完全花瓶女主。Toni一枝独秀，演活了一个卖艺求生的神婆。说实话心理咨询室结局反转都没什么劲道，不如Mary Steenburgen两分钟开枪来得强烈。
7分吧，服化道摄都很美，后半部分很好看，喜欢结尾。
好奇47版是什么样的，为什么会想到拿来翻拍？整个片子大概只有光影效果最陀螺，其他部分看得我睡睡醒醒，只想问结束了我能去哪重看《猩红山峰》《地狱男爵》
剧本本身很硬，所以故事线看着很吸引人。几大主演的表演发挥正常，所以整体片中很具观赏性。
我觉得还不错诶，虽然故事略显老套，但是很完整。前面是拖沓了一点，后半段引人入胜，大魔王和cooper的对手戏相当精彩。
过于拖沓了
库珀真的长得不太聪明，但显然能够很有戏的凯特和鲁妮又少了很多戏，于是我不明白为什么要花两个半小时看这个傻大个早已注定的自找倒霉命运游戏
我一直坚持觉得作者电影的导演最好看的影片始终都是处女座，因成功获得的资源和声望对创作者也是掣肘。所以在《水形物语》之后这部电影，无疑是一部分人的惊喜和另一部分人的无奈。陀螺他真的玩的很开心哇！
6/10。宛如一条悲观主义的夜路的[玉面情魔]，揭露了美国梦的腐朽内核：马戏团入口密布眼睛的圆圈通道和帐篷内盛放怪婴（以诺）的瓶子都暗示对谎言的自审和贪婪的恐怖力量，斯坦顿利用他人脆弱的情感骗取信任，他对女人和财富的追求变成泡影，自愿沦为以咬断鸡脖子来取悦顾客的被囚禁的怪人来停止堕落。命运与物品之间关系的探讨印刻了德尔托罗的魔法情结，莉莉丝包里的高级手枪代表她对男人的控制欲，雍容华贵的办公室配置的灯具、沙发都以曲线为主，墙上的罗夏墨迹，冷漠的大雪不时飘进暖色的房间，使原本没有鬼魂的真实场景被赋予了魔幻气质；斯坦顿摆弄父亲尸体、焚烧乡野独屋的出场，预示了毁灭是他唯一的出路，结尾他被锁在火车厢的鸡窝中，就像塔罗牌上的倒吊人；茉莉的秀是假的但电流穿过肉体的痛是真的，隐喻了利用真情的骗术能够摧毁人的生命。
资本主义国家的资本家真难当。裁员双倍补偿都不行，员工站在工厂门口示威，毫无办法；关心员工家庭生活，不仅要给员工游手好闲的儿子解决工作，还要带着员工一起抓奸；严厉批评完门卫之后还得屁颠屁颠跑去道歉；好不容易潜规则了个实习生，发现还是世交的女儿。这些在社会主义的资本家面前，根本不是个事。。
和特色社会主义的资本家比起来，哈登演得角色简直是佛陀再世、耶稣复生、真主再临！
Cooper演得太棒了。
读心术，毒心术。不要扮演上帝。一星给打光。
这么土的译名是为了劝退观众么，听话，老实被劝退吧！！拿Bradley露点来搞票房，不好好把片子拍好看点
第一个小时的剧情和后面太不相关以至于我总觉得像看了两部电影
骨子里是黑色的讽刺喜剧，巴登的表演为本片增色不少。天平的暗示也很直白了。
比我预期要好，但是前半段发家史实在太、太长了至少可以缩短三分之一。首尾呼应有宿命轮回之感，高潮部分有些强行让我一度觉得是男主业务能力不行导致的。怀念潘神时期的陀螺btw再次感叹凯布太适合这种很攻的角色
摄影服装和美术视觉方面就像入口就化的牛奶巧克力，你可以相信《水形物语》的导演在这方面的绝对质感。但除此以外真的就像一滩烂泥，又长又臭又稀巴烂。故事完全没有让人看下去的欲望，如果不是几个奥斯卡戛纳影帝影后级的卡司阵容，这片子绝对就崩了。我不喜欢这种明明不复杂但却搞得看似特别深邃和拿捏的劲儿。当然，演员没有提奥斯卡个人奖项也是有道理的。剧情限制了演员的发挥，太拿架子了，看的让人不舒服。
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