Simon Pegg is a schizophrenic L.A. record producer who refuses to take his meds in this indie drama co-starring Juno...
Simon Pegg is a schizophrenic L.A. record producer who refuses to take his meds in this indie drama co-starring Juno Temple (Maleficent) as his most recent love interest.
"After a memorable introduction at a party, aspiring songwriter Hannah (Temple) falls under the spell of talented record producer Theo Ross (Pegg). As they become fast friends and begin to collaborate, Hannah discovers that Theo is a schizophrenic who refuses to take his medication. As Hannah’s career begins to take off, Theo’s condition worsens, and he lashes out at friends trying to help him. Undeterred, Hannah undertakes the difficult task of helping Theo salvage his place in the unforgiving Los Angeles music industry while at the same time getting him into treatment. The numerous obstacles thrown in her way reveal the disturbing inadequacies of mental health care in America." (Tribeca Film Festival)
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52 %27 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
41 %34 reviewsAudience score rating
"Despite its penetrating handheld camerawork (by Arnau Valls Colomer) and mind-altering sound design, Lost Transmissions never quite manages to tune out the lingering element of self-indulgence."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"The movie’s strongest feature is its depiction of a male-female friendship that matter-of-factly abjures any romantic component. Temple and Pegg, when their characters aren’t falling apart (and even sometimes when they are), convey intelligence and mutual regard with refreshing straightforwardness."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"These supporting characters are not very sympathetic because they’re either talking too much or not doing enough to show us what motivates them. So it makes sense that Hannah is underdeveloped, because so is everybody else in O’Brien’s movie."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"Simply put, Lost Transmissions is Simon Pegg’s best role to date. His Theo Ross is charming, charismatic, troubled, sometimes scary, but so, so human."
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Film Threat
Film Threat"A sympathetic and appropriately downtempo look at a musician's mental illness."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter""Lost Transmissions" is a murky and unfocused journey, set in a Los Angeles that looks as sodden as London on an overcast day."
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Variety
VarietyLost Transmissions | Details
- Rating
- MA15+,
- Runtime
- 105
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- USA
