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In select theaters, on VOD and Digital HD * February 16, 2018
LOOKING GLASS
by Paulette Reynolds
February 16, 2018
Director: Tim Hunter
Screenplay: Jerry Rapp, Matthew Wilder
Music: Mark Adler, Kristin Hundred
Cinematography: Patrick Cady
Editor: Kristi Shimek
Starring Nicolas Cage/Ray, Robin Tunney/Maggie, Marc Blucas/Howard, Kassia Conway/Cassie
by Paulette Reynolds
February 16, 2018
Director: Tim Hunter
Screenplay: Jerry Rapp, Matthew Wilder
Music: Mark Adler, Kristin Hundred
Cinematography: Patrick Cady
Editor: Kristi Shimek
Starring Nicolas Cage/Ray, Robin Tunney/Maggie, Marc Blucas/Howard, Kassia Conway/Cassie
Looking Glass is a neo-noir thriller about Ray and Maggie, an estranged couple trying to manage their lives and marriage after the death of their six-year-old daughter. They take a gamble on running the Motor Way Motel, a just-this-side-of-seedy establishment on the edge of Los Angeles.
As they settle into an uneasy routine, the pair get to know their neighbors and guests, who lounge on the edge of crazy, speaking a cryptic language that mystifies them.
As they settle into an uneasy routine, the pair get to know their neighbors and guests, who lounge on the edge of crazy, speaking a cryptic language that mystifies them.
Events quickly take a steep dive when Ray discovers that Room 10 has a two-way mirror, and he finds himself drawn into watching the midnight action. “The more you look, the less you feel,” warns Cassie, the local dominatrix, who favors the room for the exact reason that Ray is repelled by it.
Maggie begins to notice a change in her already withdrawn mate as guests and friends suddenly go missing. And things don’t go any better when Howard, the local cop, starts asking some very tough questions about their past.
Maggie begins to notice a change in her already withdrawn mate as guests and friends suddenly go missing. And things don’t go any better when Howard, the local cop, starts asking some very tough questions about their past.
Nicholas Cage gives a minimalist performance, which nicely counter balances Robin Tunney as the mildly high-strung Maggie. Marc Blucas delivers another wonderful performance as Howard, proving that his career as a nuanced character actor is solid. But the sizzler here to watch is Kassia Conway, who keeps the embers smoldering every time she’s in the camera’s eye. The entire production, especially the musical score and cinematography, harmonized to bring this taut murder mystery neatly to the finish line.
While I watched Looking Glass, I couldn’t help but wish it had been shot in black and white, because a good noir deserves the very best.
While I watched Looking Glass, I couldn’t help but wish it had been shot in black and white, because a good noir deserves the very best.
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