In Dreams (1999)

• Year: 1999
• Released: 15 Jan 1999
• Country: United States
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• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120710/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/in_dreams
• Available in: 720p, 1080p, 720p
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: R
• Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
• Runtime: 100 min
• Writer: Bari Wood, Bruce Robinson, Neil Jordan
• Director: Neil Jordan
• Cast: Annette Bening, Robert Downey Jr., Katie Sagona
• Keywords: based on novel or book, murder, serial killer, kidnapping, dream,

	5.5/10
	25% – Critics
	40% – Audience

In Dreams Storyline

The housewife Claire Cooper is married to the pilot Paul Cooper and their little daughter Rebecca is their pride and joy. When a stranger kidnaps a girl, Claire dreams about the man but Detective Jack Kay ignores her concerns. But when Rebecca disappears during a school play, Claire learns that her visions were actually premonitions and she is connected to the killer through her dreams. She has a nervous breakdown and tries to commit suicide. Her psychologist Dr. Silverman sends her to a mental institution and soon she finds that her husband will be the next victim of the serial-killer. Further, the serial-killer was interned in the same cell in the hospital where she is. Will Claire be able to save Paul?

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What is insanity truly like? Watch In Dreams and you’ll find out.

The color red is very significant in In Dreams, in everything from the apples that seem to represent Claire’s (Annette Bening) fears to the red dress that she is dressed in the numerous times that she ‘dies’ to the weird red color of Vivian’s (Robert Downey Jr.) hair towards the end of the film. The color red is used to constantly remind the audience of the tenseness and fear in the film.

Ironically enough, the first thing that went through my mind when I saw Robert Downey Jr. as the psychopath as he approached Claire toward the end of the film was that he was horribly miscast in this film, and that his presence would inevitably lead to the ultimate disappointment that I expected to feel after the movie ended. However, aside from the goofy contact lenses that he wore and the obviously dyed hair, I was surprisingly impressed with his contribution to the film. In the film’s closing scene, in particular, he was able to deliver one final performance that left jaws dropped as the credits began.

In Dreams is definitely not for everyone. I think that for this particular film, there will be people who loved it, people who hated it, and people who just didn’t understand it, with probably not much in between. Unfortunately, it was much more effective on the big screen than on video, but with a healthy twist of the volume knob, it can be made to have virtually the same effect. Just don’t watch it alone if you live out in the woods!

nightmare on Bening street

I’ve liked pretty much all of Annette Bening’s movies, although I did think that Neil Jordan’s “In Dreams” should have come out as a little bit more given what all seems to have gone into it. As it is, I’ve seen lots of movies that portray people’s dreams being more than just dreams and possibly showing something evil. This one isn’t terrible, but I’ve seen this sort of thing so many times that there’s nothing really new here. The movie’s main strength is it’s dreary, nearly Gothic setting.

So, it’s worth seeing maybe once. The movie just might give you a different impression of Annette Bening, plus co-stars Aidan Quinn and Robert Downey Jr.

So just remember what Roy Orbison sang…

Bening goes crazy

In 1965, Northfield was evacuated to create Northfield Reservoir. In the present, Paul (Aidan Quinn) and Claire Cooper (Annette Bening)’s beloved only daughter Rebecca is taken and killed. In distress, Claire drives off a bridge. She is treated by Doctor Stevens. Claire believes herself to be somewhat psychic and starts having dreams about the killer. She gets treated by psychiatrist Dr. Silverman. Detective Jack Kay is investigating the case. She goes crazy and is sent to an asylum.

There is something wrong with Paul. I don’t really buy him as a grieving father. The constant flashes to the underwater dream world is also problematic. It’s not compelling cinematically and disrupts the flow of the movie. Annette Bening tries her best to be crazy. That and the dreams overwhelm a mystery story about the serial killer. It’s a psychological thriller that is kind of annoying. She causes a multi-car pileup over the dog and I want to shake her. I keep thinking when the movie is going to go back to the dead daughter.