Enter the Dangerous Mind

Enter the Dangerous Mind, also known under its original title of Snap, is a 2013 psychological thriller film directed by Youssef Delara and Victor Teran. It had its world premiere on 11 March 2013 at the South by Southwest Film Festival, but was only released in movie theaters on 6 February 2015. Enter the Dangerous Mind stars Jake Hoffman as an EDM musician who falls into madness after his relationship with a beautiful woman (Nikki Reed) turns sour.

Enter the Dangerous Mind
Directed byYoussef Delara
Victor Teran
Written byVictor Teran
StarringJake Hoffman
Nikki Reed
Thomas Dekker
Jason Priestley
Gina Rodriguez
Ana Claudia Talancón
Noel Gugliemi
John Earl Jelks
Scott Bakula
CinematographyBen Kufrin
Edited byYoussef Delara
John Wesley Whitton
Music byReza Safinia
Production
companies
Cima Productions
Vedette Finance
Distributed byVariance Films
GoDigital
Well Go USA Entertainment
Highest Cinemas
Release dates
  • March 11, 2013 (2013-03-11) (SXSW)
  • February 6, 2015 (2015-02-06)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

The plot revolves around EDM musician Jim, who falls into madness after his relationship with a beautiful woman, Wendy, turns sour.[1]

In his spare time Jim makes his own dubstep mixes, as he sees them as an outlet to express himself in ways that he is otherwise incapable of achieving. He's constantly harangued by his roommate Jake, who views Jim as a loser and wants him to do more than just hang around the apartment all day.

It's through his work at a women's shelter that he meets Wendy and the two initially begin to form a connection as they both share a love of dubstep and because Wendy recognizes that they share a lot of the same issues in life. This relationship proves to be short-lived, after Jim prematurely ejaculates during a date. Jake is sure that Wendy will only spread the story around and ruin Jim's life by holding him up as an object of ridicule. With few other options, Jim begins to take more and more of Jake's advice, which sets him on a far darker path than he could have expected.

Cast

Production

Teran and Delara have cited the movies Taxi Driver and The Shining as influences for Enter the Dangerous Mind. Filming took place over a 25-day period.[2][3]

The film was originally titled Snap.[4]

Release

The film had its world premiere on 11 March 2013 at the South by Southwest Film Festival[5] and had its theatrical release on 6 February 2015.[6]

Reception

Critical reception for Enter the Dangerous Mind was negative, holding a 23% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 13 reviews with an average score of 3.3/10.[7]

However, Screen Daily and Film School Rejects both praised the movie, and both outlets praised the film for its characterizations and soundtrack.[8][9]

References
  1. "'Enter The Dangerous Mind' - A Film About an EDM producer gone mad releases trailer [WATCH]". Music Times. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  2. "Meet the SXSW Filmmakers #43: Victor Teran and Youssef Delara Discuss Their Dubstep Tinged Thriller 'Snap'". IndieWire. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  3. "Annette Kellerman From SXSW 2013: A Chat With SNAP Directors Youssef Delara And Victor Teran , And Stars Nikki Reed And Thomas Dekker!!". AICN. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  4. Hertzfeld, Laura. "SXSW 2013: Nikki Reed, Jake Hoffman explore dubstep's underbelly in 'Snap' -- VIDEO". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  5. Barton, Steve. "SXSW 2013: Milo and Snap Making Their Premiere!". Dread Central. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  6. Kaye, Ben. "EDM producer goes on killing spree in Hollywood's best new film, Enter the Dangerous Mind". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  7. "Enter the Dangerous Mind (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  8. Newman, Kim. "Snap (review)". Screen Daily. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  9. Mullen, Luke. "SXSW 2013 Review: 'Snap' is a Fantastic Character-Driven Thriller". Film School Rejects. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
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