Film Review – Amnesiac

While trying to sustain a career in Hollywood, recently appearing in pictures such as “Homefront” and “Straw Dogs,” Kate Bosworth has been balancing the money gigs with indie features that ask a little more of the actress. Movies like “Black Rock,” “And While We Were Here,” and “Still Alice” provide richer dramatic possibilities, yet “Amnesiac” is situated somewhere in the middle of creative risk-taking, with director Michael Polish (Bosworth’s real-life husband) attempting to merge exploitation interests with deliberate art-house filmmaking. While packed with scenes of malicious conduct, “Amnesiac” isn’t an effort that’s looking for cheap scares, taking its sweet time to find tension, putting its faith in Bosworth and co-star Wes Bentley. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com