The draft had potential. I remember reading this, trying to imagine everything after and reading it again with all changes in my head. When Depp was announced I was like 'Who?!'. Knowing what the film would be about, I felt that this was bad choice. Too big actor for non-lead (his wife character is lead one), too 'fancy' actor for such a role. For me, it was like, let's try to bring one of the hottest names to promote it which is a bad attitude for me. Bettany, Hall, Murphy relaxed me a bit, though.
After seeing first teaser, then trailers I was like 'What? Why are they revealing so much twists and secrets in trailer? Is this so weak that they have to show as many cool stuff in trailers to bring people to see this?'. It looked also from the trailers that the movies could 'lack of scope' it should have by telling such a story and themes. And the themes I still consider unique, quite original and... yeah, basically all that could happen someday.
Now, when I read reactions here and all over the Internet I'm not really surprised. It is great that Wally wanted to try and direct but I think it was not a good film for debuting, maybe too big. 100 $M budget, A-list actors, heavy vfx, massive and current themes. I'm wondering why Wally didn't try to do a smaller, even art-house genre project, thriller, smaller sci-fi, action-drama not for major studio but maybe for Syncopy?
Of course I will go to theater to see what was changed in the draft and how my imagination works but I alraedy know this won't be a super thrilling sci-fi gem. But who knows, despite all negative reviews, it could be still cool movie. F. e., I don't respect much Shys latest efforts (Afterearth, Airbender) but The Happening, also hated by majority, is pretty cool.
After seeing first teaser, then trailers I was like 'What? Why are they revealing so much twists and secrets in trailer? Is this so weak that they have to show as many cool stuff in trailers to bring people to see this?'. It looked also from the trailers that the movies could 'lack of scope' it should have by telling such a story and themes. And the themes I still consider unique, quite original and... yeah, basically all that could happen someday.
Now, when I read reactions here and all over the Internet I'm not really surprised. It is great that Wally wanted to try and direct but I think it was not a good film for debuting, maybe too big. 100 $M budget, A-list actors, heavy vfx, massive and current themes. I'm wondering why Wally didn't try to do a smaller, even art-house genre project, thriller, smaller sci-fi, action-drama not for major studio but maybe for Syncopy?
Of course I will go to theater to see what was changed in the draft and how my imagination works but I alraedy know this won't be a super thrilling sci-fi gem. But who knows, despite all negative reviews, it could be still cool movie. F. e., I don't respect much Shys latest efforts (Afterearth, Airbender) but The Happening, also hated by majority, is pretty cool.