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IN DREAMS

1999 IE HMDB
January 15, 1999

A suburban housewife learns that she has psychic connections to a serial killer, and can predict this person's motives through her dreams.

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Production: Charles Burke (Producer)Stephen Woolley (Producer)
Screenplay: Bruce Robinson (Screenplay)Neil Jordan (Screenplay)
Music: Elliot Goldenthal (Original Music Composer)
Cinematography: Darius Khondji (Director of Photography)

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Marco Castellini
The Verdict

Strange and disturbing nightmares disturb the sleep and tranquility of Claire Cooper, a young mother who lives with her husband and daughter in a provincial town. When the tranquility of the area is broken by a series of murders, Claire realizes that her nightmares are not simple: the woman is indeed in telepathic contact with the mind of the serial killer.

Strange and disturbing nightmares disturb the sleep and tranquility of Claire Cooper, a young mother who lives with her husband and daughter in a provincial town. When the tranquility of the area is broken by a series of murders, Claire realizes that her nightmares are not simple: the woman is indeed in telepathic contact with the mind of the serial killer. When the latter kidnaps her daughter, Claire will try to track him down without the help of the police. Directed by Neil Jordan ("Interview with the Vampire", "The Company of Wolves") "In Dreams" is a thriller that does not fully convince: good up to the middle it gradually loses itself until it resolves in a disappointing and unconvincing ending. The cast is of good level, in which the presence of Annette Bening ("American Beauty") and Robert Downey Jr. ("Wonder Boys") is to be noted, as well as the screenplay; excellent the sequences in which we witness Claire's "nightmare-visions".
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How long is In Dreams?

In Dreams runs 100 minutes.

When did In Dreams come out?

In Dreams was released in 1999.

Who directed In Dreams?

In Dreams was directed by Neil Jordan.

What rating does In Dreams have?

The HorrorCult editors give In Dreams 2.0 skulls out of 5, from a single review.

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John Chard

John Chard

5 /10

Stylistic Dirge.

In Dreams is directed by Neil Jordan and adapted to screenplay by Jordan and Bruce Robinson from the Bari Wood novel. It stars Annette Bening, Aidan Quinn, Robert Downey Jr.and Paul Guilfoyle. Music is by Elliot Goldenthal and cinematography by Darius Khondji.

In this contrived thriller, Bening is a grief stricken housewife who finds her thoughts in sync with a serial killer (a ridiculously miscast Downey Jr.). Neil Jordan is a great director, but he's also a very frustrating one, case in point In Dreams. The visuals are outstanding here as Jordan and Khondji paint a nightmarish world, but the flashbacks are unfocused and any sense of suspense or plot progression is lost in a whirl of stylised indulgence. Strip away the style and you find a formulaic serial killer picture hiding behind arty farty stubbornness. Bening's performance deserves a better movie, and it is with her, and the visual smarts, that the pic remains of interest till its resolution. 5/10

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