
Look (2007)
Directed by Adam Rifkin
Starring Rhys Corio, Hayes MacArthur, Giuseppe Andrews
The premise - we live in a world blanketed by surveillance cameras. 30 million cctv cameras film us daily in the USA, nothing we do is private. This drama follows 5 interweaving stories over a week in an ordinary town.
Shot entirely from the POV of security cams, what I thought would be unique ended up being predictable and ffwd-able. The 1st big problem was that the scenes were cast with actors who gave average performances, breaking the illusion of real-world 'security cameras' off the bat. The 2nd problem was that the stories were implausible and they all interconnected far too neatly. The film feels like an exercise in style, mostly titillation. I'm always impressed by film-makers that try new things and some scenes in the film are well staged and clever but overall LOOK was a decent idea with average execution.
Worth seeing if you are looking for something different. Rent and watch RED ROAD if you want to see a film that successfully twists and commands the CCTV big brother surveillance concept.

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