A psychologist who begins working with a young boy who has suffered a near-fatal fall finds himself drawn into a mystery that tests the boundaries of fantasy and reality.
Jamie Dornan
Dr. Allan Pascal
Sarah Gadon
Natalie Drax
Aaron Paul
Peter Drax
Molly Parker
Dalton
Aiden Longworth
Louis Drax
Oliver Platt
Dr. Perez
Barbara Hershey
Violet Drax
Julian Wadham
Dr. Janek
Jane McGregor
Sophie
Fiona Vroom
Receptionist
Terry Chen
Elliott
Anjali Jay
Macy
Lina Roessler
Caitlin
Luke Camilleri
Alex
Alex Zahara
Eduardo Navarra
Beckham Skodje
Louis (Age 2)
Anthony Shudra
Milo
Nels Lennarson
Morgue Technician
Michael Adamthwaite
Doctor (C-Section)
Iris Paluly
Psych Patient #1
David Lloydy
Psych Patient #2
Justin Bowe
Jack
Sarah-Jane Redmond
Helen
Adam Abrams
X-Ray Doctor
Goldie Hoffman
ER Nurse
Randi Lynne
ER Nurse
John Hainsworth
ER Patient
Spencer Drever
Bully Kid (uncredited)
Dakota Guppy
Young Girl (uncredited)
Director
Alexandre Aja
Novel
Liz Jensen
Screenplay
Max Minghella
June 26, 2017
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**The curious deathtraps of Louis Drax.**
This is not what the director is famous for. But still the suspense keeps us hoping for the turnaround at any time. The film was based on the book of the same name. With a decent cast and production, the film somewhat achieved its goal. The screenplay was not that bad, but the contents lacked. Even though it is a mystery theme, you would predict a few things. Not everybody does that, but I did, I figured it out the puzzle at a certain stage of the narration, before it disclosed at the crucial part.
It's about a boy in the title name. He has survived many times from the death since he was in foetus. But it seems for the 9th time he was out of the luck. It was not yet game over for him, because he's now in the coma fighting between the life and death. Meanwhile, his recent past was revealed and her mother starts to get close to the doctor who treating him. From all, the biggest suspense is what made him to end in this condition and when the film reaches the final stage, everything comes out with a twist.
It's certainly a watchable film, but the quality of preserving the secret was not up to the par what a normal viewer expects from this kind of storyline. The suitable atmosphere was created, and so the characters. With a decent runtime and its pace, pretty much an okay film, but somewhat, something is not quite well in it. From the direction to the actors, they all very dedicated for to their parts. Thematically, I loved it, yet it should have been more eventful, I mean more story and more developments. Overall, not a must see film, but once.
_6/10_