Mandy
Mandy
The enchanted lives of a couple in a secluded forest are brutally shattered by a nightmarish hippie cult and their demon-biker henchmen, propelling a man into a spiraling, surreal rampage of vengeance.
Varun reviewedOctober 19, 2024
My first intro to the director Panos Cosmatos was The Viewing episode from the Cabinet of Curiosities tv series, and even though it had an okay story, the vibe was just immaculate. I feel similarly about this film. The plot and dialogues are trash and the action is stupid but it is so audiovisually entrancing. The lighting, filters, visual trickery, shot composition and even animation is so trippy and pretty. The synth music is mesmerising. Also it was fun to watch Nicholas Cage raging with wild cocaine energy. I’m a sucker for psychedelic and visually insane imagery so I’m gonna keep looking forward to Panos’ future projects, I just hope he actually writes or adapts a good story.