Actors like Ethan Hawke have praised his “nouveau shamanic” acting style because it moves the form away from naturalism. As for Boutella, she invests her performance with far more emotional gravity than the script offers.Ĭage is an actor whom I usually love watching and have defended for years. Character actor Moseley is given a welcome role and makes the most of it, giving a fantastically demented performance. I’ll get to Cage in a moment, but the supporting cast here are all astounding. The Good: The film has thrills once it reaches the later acts: Sono orchestrates an impressive bank robbery sequence and demonstrates his talent for surreal imagery. When it comes to critiquing Prisoners of the Ghostland, I shall – In true western style – give you the good, the bad, but thankfully not the ugly. If he becomes sexually aroused or has violent thoughts towards a woman…well, you get the picture.
After three days she must input her voice, because if not, they’ll explode. Hero has five days to bring Bernice back. So, naturally he fits Hero with a leather suit decked out with explosive devices (including testicular bombs, of course), a conceit largely reminiscent of Escape from New York. The Governor, played by Bill Moseley (a familiar face to fans of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2), has summoned Hero to rescue his granddaughter, Bernice (Sofia Boutella of 2018’s Climax), who is missing in the Ghostland. Nicolas Cage plays Hero, who is brought to the town by the authorities after a botched heist.
Beyond its gates lies the titular Ghostland in this world exists a bizarre society that has sprung up following a radioactive catastrophe, as well as the monstrous “ghosts”. We open in a town that’s a mixture of feudal Japan and the Wild West. While Sono’s English language debut may not fulfill the potential such a collaboration promises, it sure has its charms.Ī cosmic gumbo of different cult tropes – think samurai films, spaghetti westerns and Mad Max energy combined – Prisoners of the Ghostland is set in a bizarre post-apocalyptic world. Prisoners of the Ghostland represents a perfect artistic marriage: the gonzo Japanese auteur Sion Sono (Suicide Club, Love Exposure, Tag) and “the California Klaus Kinski”, Nicolas Cage.
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