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Successful writer and scholar Jonathan Merrick falls under the spell of the irresistible, bewitchingly beautiful Ligeia. She’s fighting a fatal illness and she will stop at nothing to defeat death, her one true enemy. She steals other people’s souls and on her quest to immortality she tricks Jonathan into supporting her work, breaking him apart from his fiancé Rowena and pulling him into her dark, mysterious world.

Ligeia is very loosely based on the Edgar Allan Poe’s short story and in reality the film doesn’t have too much to do with the short story, but they try to sell it to you that way. Regardless, a good film is a good film whether it follows the story closely or not, however Ligeia is not really a good film. It’s advertised as a horror/thriller, but was more of a made for TV drama. The way the plot was presented made the film very predictable, so it lacked any tension or shocking moments. On a positive note the production value wasn’t too bad and it had decent effects for not being a big budget Hollywood movie.

The acting wasn’t horrible, but it was very TV-Drama like, so some may like it depending on your preferences. Sofya Skya looked the part well of Ligeia, but some of her acting was hit or miss. Parts of Ligeia dragged and even though the film was under an hour and a half it felt much longer. Ligeia might be suitable as a TV movie of the week, but not much more besides that.
Ligeia Trailer

My Rating: 4/10

Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence at his wife’s side, Elise, and their 3 children until the day when reality skids and he wakes up as an old man in the year 2092. At 117, Mr. Nobody is both the oldest man in the world and the last mortal of a new mankind where nobody dies anymore. But that doesn’t seem to interest or bother him very much. The only questions that preoccupy him in the present is whether he lived the right life for himself, loved the woman whom he was supposed to love, and had the children whom he was meant to have… now his purpose is to find the right answer.

Mr Nobody is one of those rare films that can suck the viewer into its world. As you watch Mr Nobody and the various events you might not fully understand at the time the meaning of everything you see, but you will remain intrigued and as the movie progresses it starts to make more sense. There are quite a few things left up to interpretation, but the film should keep you thinking about it once the ending credits begin. The cinematography is amazing and a lot of care and detail was put into the movie.

Jared Leto gave an amazing performance as Nemo Nobody and the surrounding cast fit right into place. The story is told beautifully, and without giving away any big spoilers there is a lot that happens and a lot that doesn’t happen. It is very rare for me to give a movie a 10/10 rating, but I feel Mr Nobody deserves it as I could not really find any flaws. Some may argue the ending isn’t as strong as it could be, but I found it to be very fitting. If given the chance you should see Mr Nobody and drawn into his world.

Mr Nobody Trailer

My Rating: 10/10