It’s time to continue to put further effort into these
reviews than is really advisable as I look back into another director’s work
who has a new release coming out soon. This time around, it’s Danny Boyle, a
man is kind of frustratingly difficult to pin down in terms of an overall
style. He has a very kitchen sink approach to his craft, something usually
reserved for filmmakers on substantially tinier budgets: If it looks cool, use
it! Not to say that he doesn’t come up with some amazing visual ideas for his
films, like the absolute grime of Trainspotting, the video camera stock that
almost looks like a TV news reel in 28 Days Later or even the hectic video game
aesthetic adopted for certain scenes in The Beach. It’s just that the man just
has so many ideas for how to present
a story on film that it’s hard to pin down if he's a true original or just
derivative; he’s like Ant from Atmosphere. Still, considering this is
the same guy who gave us not only one of the best zombie films of all time but
also easily one of the better Christian-oriented films with Millions, you’re
usually gonna get quality work from the guy. Usually.
