David Hewlett — Actor (30)

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Ice Men (2004)
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other title: 冰人 / Ice men …
When the movie first started, it seemed a little slow moving in terms of character development and it felt like some of the lines were contrived and just weak. I found myself thinking, ho hum...is this going to be another mediocre film by Wolfe Video? (Not all their stuff is bad, but some of it is terrible.) Fortunately, after a few minutes, the stories of the characters begin to unfold and we begin to get a sense of identifying with each of them, who they are, and why they have come together. I say "each of them" because I'm a man and can see a little part of myself in each of these characters (whether now or in the past). I won't give any of the story away--there are some very tense scenes; however, they are well done. The bright spot is that this film is an insightful look at how men interact with each other sometimes, they way we think as men and hide things...not just from women, but from other men as well as from ourselves, even to our own detriment. Deep down, all men are searching for acceptance. While I wouldn't call this an uplifting film, it's also not a downer either. We are left with good feelings. Admittedly, I do think there could have been a bit more character/story resolution in the end with some of the characters. We're left hanging in some ways...but then again, life is also like that at times, ie: sometimes, things in life happen that we as humans are just not able to resolve, and again, as men, our way of resolving them is just to bury them and not talk about them. While not the next big Oscar winner, I definitely found this a good, solid, watchable film, and would recommend it. Great performances by all the actors, but Ian Tracey really shines as Trevor. His outstanding performance throughout really helps bring the whole ensemble together. I could not imagine this film working as well as it did without him as Trevor. A+

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Nothing (2003)
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other title: 空无一物 / 一无所有 …
The film tells the story of two good friends who live together, Andrew, an agoraphobic travel agent who works from his home, and Dave, a loser who works in an office where he is treated with contempt. Just when it seems things can't get any worse for the two, the entire world outside of their house disappears and is replaced with an endless white void.

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大蛇对大蟒 (2004)
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★ 5.4 7 ratings
other title: Boa vs. Python / 王蛇对巨蟒 …
一条庞大的蛇从实验室逃亡之后潜入城市下水道之内,并伤害许多无辜的人,已对整个城市构成威胁和恐慌。联帮调查局官员和科学家决定使用最原始的办法--以暴制暴来铲除大蛇,科学家将一枚芯片置入一条蟒蛇脑中,只允许躇蛇看见逃亡下水道的大蛇.同时,一群为了赚钱的猎人也正在尝试使用各种方法来杀蛇,然而,此大蛇也有着非常的智慧,甚至有它的阴谋--报复人类,连蟒蛇也不能将它制服……

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Elevated (1996)
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★ 5.4 7 ratings
other title: 紧急迫升
本片是导演文森佐·纳塔利拍摄《立方体》的雏形,利用惊险的体验,挖掘人性的恶。 三人因为未知怪兽的来袭被困在升降电梯里,猜忌、冲动导致他们的互相残杀。最后,大批人群因为未知恐惧奔向已成为炼狱场的电梯,画面结束在女主角疯癫诡异的眼神中。 影片中没有出现任何神魔鬼怪或者灵异现象,传说中的怪兽也未出现,观众所能目睹的血案全由人类自己造成。相对于其他装神弄鬼的恐怖片,这部20分钟的短片将恐惧的来源模糊化,转而用人性的不可捉摸和密闭空间促进剧情发展,再加上血浆满地的cult场景,给人带了一场小小的刺激。 除了《紧急迫升》、《立方体》,文森佐后来拍摄的《人兽杂交》,都是通过挖掘人性的弱点和一些偶然性因素,来营造恐怖气氛或者制造话题。

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Splice (2009)
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★ 5.4 175 ratings
文森佐·纳塔利 actor: 艾德里安·布洛迪 / 萨拉·波莉 …
other title: 人兽杂交 / 人工进化(台) …
Elsa and Clive, two young rebellious scientists, defy legal and ethical boundaries and forge ahead with a dangerous experiment: splicing together human and animal DNA to create a new organism. Named "Dren", the creature rapidly develops from a deformed female infant into a beautiful but dangerous winged human-chimera, who forges a bond with both of her creators - only to have that bond turn deadly.

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Cube (1997)
Cube
★ 7.7 705 ratings
文森佐·纳塔利 actor: 妮可·德波儿 / 妮基·瓜达尼 …
other title: 心慌方 / 异次元杀阵 …
A group of strangers find themselves trapped in a maze-like prison. It soon becomes clear that each of them possesses the peculiar skills necessary to escape, if they don't wind up dead first.