The 9th Life of Louis Drax

2016

1h 48m

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6.4/10

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Mystery

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A psychologist who begins working with a young boy who has suffered a near-fatal fall finds himself drawn into a mystery that tests the boundaries of fantasy and reality.

Directors

Alexandre Aja

Writers

Liz Jensen(novel by)

Max Minghella(screenplay by)

Stars

Jamie Dornan

Sarah Gadon

Aaron Paul

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Top cast

Dr. Allan Pascal

Natalie Drax

Peter Drax

Dalton

Louis Drax

Dr. Perez

Violet Drax

Dr. Janek

Sophie

Receptionist

Elliott

Macy

Caitlin

Alex

Eduardo Navarra

Louis (Age 2)

Milo

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Directors

Alexandre Aja

Writers

Liz Jensen(novel by)

Max Minghella(screenplay by)

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**The curious deathtraps of Louis Drax.** This is not what the director is famous for. But still the suspense keeps us hoping for the turnaround at any time. The film was based on the book of the same name. With a decent cast and production, the film somewhat achieved its goal. The screenplay was not that bad, but the contents lacked. Even though it is a mystery theme, you would predict a few things. Not everybody does that, but I did, I figured it out the puzzle at a certain stage of the narration, before it disclosed at the crucial part. It's about a boy in the title name. He has survived many times from the death since he was in foetus. But it seems for the 9th time he was out of the luck. It was not yet game over for him, because he's now in the coma fighting between the life and death. Meanwhile, his recent past was revealed and her mother starts to get close to the doctor who treating him. From all, the biggest suspense is what made him to end in this condition and when the film reaches the final stage, everything comes out with a twist. It's certainly a watchable film, but the quality of preserving the secret was not up to the par what a normal viewer expects from this kind of storyline. The suitable atmosphere was created, and so the characters. With a decent runtime and its pace, pretty much an okay film, but somewhat, something is not quite well in it. From the direction to the actors, they all very dedicated for to their parts. Thematically, I loved it, yet it should have been more eventful, I mean more story and more developments. Overall, not a must see film, but once. _6/10_

Rangan26 Jun, 2017