Eden Log - Reception

Reception

Eden Log receives an aggregated score of 43% from Rotten Tomatoes, based on seven reviews. The Toronto International Film Festival described the film as a "stunning sci-fi vision", in which Vestiel "created a decaying universe for his bewildered yet resourceful hero to explore". They noted that Eden Log appears to have been influenced by role-playing games and the works of Luc Besson, Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, and Darren Aronofsky, as well as channeling the "rich visual history of French comics, or bandes dessinées, from magazines like Métal Hurlant and its American counterpart, Heavy Metal". Chris Cabin of Film Critic credited the film for its first 20 minutes of attention-grabbing action, but notes that the journey that Tolbiac takes is "more suited that of a video game programmer than a young filmmaker". Cabin wrote that the film does not emotionally connect with the viewer, and he gave the film 1.5 out of 5 stars. Variety remarked that the film is "bold", despite rehashing some cinematic qualities and sound design, concluding that the film "the most bang for limited bucks, with an eye-popping finale".

  • « This is a totally convincing future world, impeccably designed and captured by Vestiel. » – Twitch Film
  • « Franck Vestiel is a talent to watch, creating and sustaining a hermetic universe for his bewildered yet resourceful hero to explore. » – Variety
  • « Eden Log is visually stunning, a film to watch as I guarantee you’re going to all love it ! » – Bloody Disgusting
  • « A visual tour –de- force destined for SF cult status It’s easy to see why Franck Vestiel’s directorial debut may fast achieve science fiction cult status » – Fortean Times
  • « Sunshine and Eden Log, two (…) recent science-fiction films that hearkened back to the genre’s harder, bleaker, pre-Ewok days. » – Eye Weekly
  • “A masterpiece of industrialised Armageddon chic enlivened by a touch of Cronenbergian corporeality… Imagine a Guinness advert designed by HR Giger and shot by Terry Gilliam and you’re not even close.” – Channel 4

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