Despite some pretty big names (Sigourney Weaver, Robert De Niro, Cillian Murphy) "Red Lights" seems to have shied away from the spot-light on it's release. With scarcely a trailer to be seen and some pretty large cinemas not screening it; my husband and I actually struggled to find a showing. We persisted, however, and with high expectations and the tolerance of saints, (the couple in the row behind appeared to have brought a picnic of noisy food with them) we eagerly watched...and then shrugged....and then yawned...and eventually looked at each other and said "what the f*ck was that ending about????" Now I'm all for a film that makes you think, but surely Rodrigo Cortes wasn't hoping people would leave wondering what went wrong? I'm hardly ever an advocate for films being written and directed by the same person and this demonstrates exactly why it doesn't work. Not everyone can be a Quentin Tarantino, and Cortes certainly doesn't achieve anything close to his wit and style.
As you'd expect Weaver and De Niro delivered believable charismatic characters, and Murphy certainly committed to his role. The initial concept is pretty good, but that's where it ends.
UK rating: 15
Year of release: 2012
Genre: Drama Horror Thriller
Director: Rodrigo Cortes
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Robert De Niro, Cillian Murphy, Elizabeth Olsen
Rating: 2 / 5
