A neon art collector seduces a lone drifter into killing her abusive husband.
Death Waits For No Man is directed and written by Armin Siljkovic. The movie starts off on a slow burn with the opening sequence failing to suck me in via the usual personalities of those involved on screen. The opening scene alone paints the picture of a different movie entirely and a movie that surprised me and exceeded my original expectations.
The reason I wasn’t sucked into the film straight off the bat is that our lead character Uzal (Bradley Snedeker) is very monotonous and lethargic in his approach. We come to learn a little more about his history very early on into the movie and this explains his character’s behaviour but it wasn’t the introduction I was expecting.
As the film progresses past its opening Uzal meets Lily (Angelique Pretorius) a woman in distress who invites Uzal back to her place to concoct a devilish plan against her abusive ex-military husband Sinclair (Corey Rieger). What transpires is a dangerously seductive thriller that focuses solely on three strong character acting performances, intense dialogue and a game of mental cat and mouse.
Lily is a fond neon art collector. The lights around her home seem to light her darkest days and really represent a brighter future, a future which she dreams of when she gets rid of Sinclair. Each scene is gripping as the baton of power is constantly thrown between our two male characters. One minute Uzal is the one in control but in the blink of an eye, Sinclair is back in front as he suddenly realises the situation at hand is a life or death one constructed by his own wife.
Bradley, Angelique and Corey all put in astonishing performances. For a large portion of the film, the entire story takes place in Lily and Sinclair’s home. A film that has one set throughout the majority of its duration never gets dull.
The illuminating lights of the neon art start shining a light on our escalating situation and perfectly depict moods through colour. Sinister scenes are lit up with more vibrant and intense colours.
When the characters are cooling off after a heated exchange the neon lights surrounding them are more subtle and cool. It’s captivating to watch. I remember those old TV’s that had the LED strips around them that would project the colours on the TV through these LED lights on the walls.
This film turns a whole room into an emotive character. It’s as thou the rooms they are in are feeling the emotions of the characters and projecting those emotions through colour.
Death Waits For No Man is a dangerously seductive thriller. It sucks you in and projects such emotion through stellar performances. A heart-pounding thrill ride that leads to an albeit grisly conclusion.
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Summary
A dangerously seductive thriller. Death Waits for No Man throws in stellar performances and encapsulates them in one room with emotions projecting all over the place. A tense thrill ride with an intense finale.
