Dreams are fascinating, but to have an entire VHS collection dedicated to them, well that is
another story...
James is a man with a very creative mind. His dreams are vivid. so he records them to VHS tapes. Maintaining dreams...sounds a bit like Christopher Nolan's Inception right? To be fair, this isn't even close to Inception, but the notion of dreams does leave one of the characters curious. Erica, a colleague of James, drops by his apartment only to find herself in complete shock at the towering VHS collection. The titles of the tapes baffle her, as they should. Some of them are strange. Yet, it is the one tape with her name on it that sends her curiosity over the edge.
James leaves to go to the store down the street, leaving Erica to watch the tape about her. The audience does not see what is on the tape, but only what expression is left on Erica's face. The mystery widens when James returns, catching her watching the tape. He is clearly embarrassed while she is stunned by what she saw. Without revealing too much, the two discuss the tape and James is rather mystified by Erica's reaction to the tape. In other words, it is not what it seems...
The ending of the film regards James' past. I don't want to give away the ending so that is all I will say. Overall, I thought Thomas X. Atack's idea for All My Dream on VHS was unique. The script was witty and contained several funny moments of dialogue, especially during the dramatic scenes. I noticed that a lot of closeups were used which worked well as the mystery of Erica's tape was revealed. In the scene with Erica watching the tape, I found the lighting spectacular. One of my favorite parts of this film was the music. However, the quirky moments courtesy of both British actors are what made this film enjoyable.
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