Fresh
There's a rapacious DIY showmanship at work here reminiscent of the calling-card chutzpah Robert Rodriguez and Peter Jackson showed in scrappier, pre-blockbuster days.
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Overview
Invisible forces exert power over us in our sleep. A mercenary named Ink, on a literal nightmare mission, captures the spirit of 8-year-old Emma in the dream world. To save her, the dream-givers marshal all their resources, focusing on saving the soul of Emma's tragically broken father.
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Fresh
As action-packed as his film is, Winans is in no hurry to tell his tale. His pace is deliberate.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Fresh
Has all the ambition of a Terry Gilliam or Jean-Pierre Jeunet epic.
Luke Y. Thompson, L.A. Weekly
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