It is surprising when perusing collections of B-rate movies and cult horror films to randomly run into one with an actual production value and actors who can emote! The Amazing Mr. X, despite it's silly name that doesn't deal much with the actual contents of the film (like so many other B-rate films), is actually a well produced and interesting expressionistic story about two rich sisters that get sucked into a mysterious force beyond their understanding--though which force that is also surprises the audience, eventually.
The older sister, Christine, is driven to the beach when she hears the voice of her dead husband calling from over the waves. It is there that she meets Alexis, a psychic that knows a lot about Christine's personal life and also happens to have some designs on her sister, Janet. As Christine's concerned boyfriend looks into it and discovers Alexis is a fraud, it seems the narrative is set firmly into place, over-dependent on chiaroscuro effects and literal uses of phantasmagoria, but then the twist comes and now Alexis is forced to do everything he can to save Janet's and Christine's lives while the latter is driven slowly out of her mind.
Another surprise this film has is its cinematography. Early shots are bright and glamorous, meaning the characters literally glow. But as the story goes on, it gets increasingly darker and more shadowy, with some very amazing shots especially in Alexis' house where light pools through smoke-and-mirror effects (both cinematic and diegetic) for some very glorious imagery.
--PolarisDiB
The older sister, Christine, is driven to the beach when she hears the voice of her dead husband calling from over the waves. It is there that she meets Alexis, a psychic that knows a lot about Christine's personal life and also happens to have some designs on her sister, Janet. As Christine's concerned boyfriend looks into it and discovers Alexis is a fraud, it seems the narrative is set firmly into place, over-dependent on chiaroscuro effects and literal uses of phantasmagoria, but then the twist comes and now Alexis is forced to do everything he can to save Janet's and Christine's lives while the latter is driven slowly out of her mind.
Another surprise this film has is its cinematography. Early shots are bright and glamorous, meaning the characters literally glow. But as the story goes on, it gets increasingly darker and more shadowy, with some very amazing shots especially in Alexis' house where light pools through smoke-and-mirror effects (both cinematic and diegetic) for some very glorious imagery.
--PolarisDiB