2013 · horror · thriller · drama
Mr. Jones
Directed by Karl Mueller1h 30m2013
Scott (Jon Foster) is a filmmaker in need of inspiration. He and his girlfriend Penny (Sarah Jones) move into a desolate house hoping to make a breakthrough. Then they discover their neighbor, the elusive Mr. Jones. Famous for his haunting sculptures, Mr. Jones has remained a mystery to the world. Scott and Penny, convinced that they have found the perfect film subject, sneak into his workshop and realize that their curiosity may have chilling consequences. Who is Mr. Jones?
Our read: Mr. Jones (2013) reads as a heavy, kinetic, inventive horror · thriller · drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, kinetic, measured horror / thriller, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- bleak
- cold
- intimate
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