Don't Look Back leans hard on a conventionally atonal musical score and cheap shock cuts, as well as some dubious special effects.
Don't Look Back
2009 · 1h 50m · Not Rated
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Marina de Van
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Don't Look Back
Overview
Panic attacks and memory loss signal the plight of a writer whose body is inexplicably being taken over by another woman.
Director and cast
- Marina de Van Director
- Sophie Marceau as Jeanne
- Monica Bellucci as Jeanne
- Brigitte Catillon as Nadia / Valérie
- Andrea Di Stefano as Teo / Gianni
- Thierry Neuvic as Teo #2
- Sylvie Granotier as Nadia 2
- Augusto Zucchi as Fabrizio
- Giovanni Franzoni as Enrico
- Vittoria Meneganti as Enfant brune 11 ans
- Francesca Melucci as Enfant blonde 9 ans
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
"Don't Look Back" begins promisingly. Seemingly obsessed with surfaces, the camera restlessly searches for hints and clues among the fragments we see, even before we know there's a mystery.
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