Film Review – Self/less

“Self/less” is the latest feature from director Tarsem Singh, an artful filmmaker behind “The Cell” and “The Fall,” but also someone looking to preserve industry longevity, masterminding the studios efforts “Immortals” and “Mirror Mirror.” Trying to straddle the line between spectacle and emotionality, Singh has never proven his worth with storytelling. He can shoot the stuffing out of a sunset, but give the man drama, and he’s always baffled. “Self/less” suffers the same fate as his other pictures, though it shows immense promise in its opening act, setting a fantasy mood as mad science morphs into a thriller of sorts, holding together longer than most of Singh’s work. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com