I was 100% sure I was going to miss Iron Lung, since I live in the middle of nowhere and getting to a theater is a huge inconvenience.
But things worked out, surprisingly, and I went to see it today with my dad! (Who hates horror but wanted to come anyway)
My expectations had been tempered by the non spoiler reviews I saw, and honestly? Both me and my dad really enjoyed it! (Which shocked me! I was sitting there the whole time just thinking, aw man, he must be miserable 😓)
I was predisposed to like Iron Lung, since I love eldritch sci-fi strangeness and would have wanted to see this even if it wasn't a big success story for indi filmmaking.
People said Mark's acting was hit or miss, but since I don't really follow his work on YouTube, I wasn't struggling to separate him and Simon. So frankly, I thought he did a really good job. Especially with his voice.
Yes, I completely agree that some of the scenes could have been edited for better flow. But at the same time, I love me a slow burn, so I enjoyed watching him figure things out as he went.
The radio voices were hard for me, since I already have audio processing issues. So yeah, can't wait to watch this at home with subtitles. 😅
All in all, I really liked it, and it'll be rotating in my noodle for a while. Can completely see why other people would have a miserable time, though.
One star deducted for pacing and audio, which could have been tighter.
I only get the chance to see one or two movies in theaters a year, and I'm not sad this was one of them :)
(last year it was Tron, which I did NOT like. So we're doing better already)