2006 · drama · fantasy · sci-fi
Special
Directed by Jeremy Passmore, Hal Haberman1h 21m2006
A lonely metermaid has a psychotic reaction to his medication and becomes convinced he's a superhero. A very select group of people in life are truly gifted. Special is a movie about everyone else.
Our read: Special (2006) reads as a sombre, steady, inventive drama · fantasy · sci-fi entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured drama / fantasy, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
- sombre
- inventive
- intimate
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How Special feels to watch.
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What watching it is actually like.
“You want a quiet indie about a lonely man convinced medication gave him powers.”
Skip it tonight — Skip if mental health struggles and low-key indie pacing leave you flat.
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