A Cabeça da Aranha

Um assunto estranho, pouco credível, que funciona com uma boa ideia, mas coloca questões sem resposta e impressões embaraçosas de cenas de wtf e de tons de humor completamente inapropriados. Eu precisava de uma segunda projeção para confirmar que não havia erro no meu estado de espírito momentâneo e que o Kosinski tinha realmente perdido o juízo. E não havia. Até mesmo a música é má neste caso. O filme começa com uma bela canção, e outras canções mais tarde ajudam-no a entrar-se completamente. (23/06/2022)

Spiderhead had the potential to be a big hit, but unfortunately remained a mediocre film, which is a wonder considering who is behind it. When Joseph Kosinski, who blew everyone away with Maverick, the writer of both Deadpool movies, Hemsworth and Teller, plus an original premise come together on set, it's almost hard to believe that the final product is a bit of an easy skip. The film takes place in probably the least realistic prison (there are some nice interiors), where there are no rules at work, nothing is explained properly, there's just a scientist testing drugs on prisoners, which in itself sounds fine because drugs are fun, but what might have been the most fun thing about the film is kind of boring in places. I was quite bothered by the lack of test subjects (there are about three people being tested?), the lack of any significant intensity. I was expecting some sort of trippy prison massacre, but I would have taken an uncomfortable stuffiness in the air. None of that happens, there is only one suspenseful scene (everyone probably can guess which one it is), and the finale is very much off the mark. On the other hand, I liked the music, it is is excellent, the actors do their thing and there are a few minor twists and turns, so it managed to serve as a one-off, but expectations were much different. Untapped potential, but it wasn't a waste of time for me. Story 3/5. Action 2/5, Humour 2/5, Violence 1/5, Fun 3/5 Music 4/5, Visuals 4/5, Atmosphere 3/5, Suspense 2/5, Emotion 3/5, Actors 3/5. 5.5/10 (19/06/2022)

The very relevant topic of human submissiveness and what controls us, but in inconsistent packaging and, unfortunately, with rather a bland ending. The screenplay chose a cheap, escaping ending, instead of trying anything bolder. Which is strange - it was so promising for so long. Hemsworth really enjoys this, for him untraditional, role. Kosinski has made an attractive movie here, with a wonderfully designed jail and surrounding countryside. Beautiful. Rather naively, I had originally thought that he would experiment more in this minor production for Netflix, but no. (17/06/2022)

Spiderhead has a great premise that offers so many possibilities for a solid sci-fi thriller and possibly a comedic satire, yet it ended up somewhere in the middle of the road. The culprit isn't director Joseph Kosinski, but the writers of mock action flicks like Deadpool, Zombieland and 6 Underground, who are unable to harness thought-provoking source material and instead try to pitch a wannabe-cool, silly spectacle festooned with attractive properties. The wasted potential is clear to see, yet Spiderhead works to some extent at least as a solid non-brainer B-movie that unfortunately disintegrates into a laughable mishmash of nonsense at the end. (26/06/2022)