Film Preview: You Were Never Really Here (2018)

Page Revisions:

(December 10, 2017) Original
(April 1, 2018) New Posters (#4-#9)

Release Date:

April 6, 2018

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “A missing teenage girl. A brutal and tormented enforcer on a rescue mission. Corrupt power and vengeance unleash a storm of violence that may lead to his awakening.”

Poster Rating: C / D / C- / C / C- / D+ / D / D+ / C

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Review: (#1) The first of three posters, the first two of which feature the original Cannes title, is stark in its suggestion of violence, but otherwise inconsequential. (#2) The garish red background color might symbolize blood, but the end result is something wholly awful looking. (#3) The third poster features the new title, albeit in Spanish. Its biggest problem is that everything is poorly superimposed and unnatural looking.

(#4) Is it meant to be contemplative or menacing. The tall figure looming over himself and a piggy-backing figure doesn’t scream excitement. (#5) The menacing figure is back, but the water theme doesn’t improve the design at all. (#6) While interesting, it’s also terribly bland. (#7) The thematic nature of the fact that, other than his face, he isn’t really there, is interesting, but it’s also vacant and uninteresting. (#8) While it’s unique and interesting, there’s also not enough to it to be enticing. (#9) Take design four and fracture it a bit and you have this poster design which has a bit more style, but also lacks sufficient background detail.

Trailer Rating: A

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Review: The fascinating director behind We Need to Talk About Kevin brings her marvelously bleak and creative talents to a film that looks brooding, stark, and incredibly artistic.

Oscar Prospects:

If the Academy were at all open to this type of film, it could be a contender. It might only compete in Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay, the awards it won at Cannes, but I suspect it won’t be remembered.