Eggers’ most commercial work has little to savour narratively, though it is backed by committed performances from Lily-Rose Depp and Bill Skarsgard, and immersive world-building, as the filmmaker regresses somewhat into self-parody and overindulgence.
Eggers’ third film is maximalist filmmaking to a fault—it may be his most ambitious, but also his weakest in terms of storytelling where it offers the requisite thrills and action, but little in the way of deeply-resonating themes or characters.
Nightmarish if also baffling, Eggers’ sophomore effort is a strong one with compelling physical performances by Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson.
Eggers’ first feature is remarkable in its precision and economy, and no doubt one of the most bone-chilling horror films to come out in the last few years.
Eternality Tan 