Mute

Running time: 93 mins

A window can often be distracting--especially for a comic book artist who has set up his work space in a position where he can see the entire apartment building across the street. But a voyeur may also find that he is not always the lone viewer and that others also like to look. Director Samuel Lee takes us on a mildly surreal journey into the world of a voyeuristic artist who becomes enamored with a video artist who is also finding interest in his building. Following her around the city, however, leads our hero into a world of deceit and murder. He crosses paths with an evil dentist and his lackey who have concocted a plot to break people's teeth to drum up business. Unfortunately, our unnamed protagonist steals something which the thugs are after and enters an elaborate game of cat and mouse where the outcome is anyone's call. Mixing elements of Hitchcock's Rear Window and Antonioni's Blow Up, Lee has crafted a taut, intricate thriller which expertly plays to the voyeur in all of us. If you "like to watch," you won't want to miss this engrossing and unique film. --Mike Rabehl