2002 · drama · thriller · fantasy
Dragonfly
Directed by Tom Shadyac1h 44m2002
A grieving doctor is being contacted by his late wife through his patient's near death experiences.
Our read: Dragonfly (2002) reads as a sombre, steady, inventive drama · thriller · fantasy entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured drama / thriller, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- sombre
- intense
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How Dragonfly feels to watch.
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What watching it is actually like.
“You want earnest grief-and-signs melodrama that rewards patience with wonder.”
Skip it tonight — You roll your eyes at spiritual coincidences or need tight thriller logic.
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