(This review may contain spoilers).
Again, I haven’t read the book this film is based on. So I can only review the film itself and talk about how I felt about it.
I ended up going to see this film with my sister, though I had intended to see this film earlier than I actually did. Still, it affected me quite strongly emotionally and even though it was intense and sad, I’m glad I was able to see it.
I’ve seen films where a person is in a coma and their soul leaves their body before. Astral projection isn’t a unique concept. What was quite unique and, in my opinion, well done were the scenes of Mia’s relationships with friends and family interspersed with the hospital scenes.
Although I did quite like the scenes with Mia and Adam (they were particularly sweet), my favourite scenes were the ones with Mia and her parents. It was really nice to see a family that cared and were actually supportive. (The cello part really affected me and even more with something that was revealed later).
Although I wasn’t too keen on the message the first sex scene seemed to send, there was a lot about the moments between Mia and Adam that was really sweet. I felt that there was real conflict in their relationship that added a believable dimension to it.
I really liked the actors in this film, though there were only two I could remember seeing in things before. I felt the actors worked really well together and the musical moments in this film really helped to add more emotion in the film.
While I was watching this, I felt put through an emotional wringer. I didn’t actually cry, but I felt close to tears during quite a bit of it. This film was moving and it made me want to read the book, so I can find out more about the characters and see inside their heads.
Ink of Blood 