Highly Overrated But Still Good

good back-story, and good acting

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

The acting in this movie is really good.

That mistake was NOT having a bottle (or more) of hard alcoholic beverage and a glass in front of me, and starting with gusto right after I told the film to play.This is not just a bad film---it is a *glaringly* bad film.In the broad firmament of stars that represent bad films, this would be depicted as a Supernova. There's no really discernible plot, the dialog was pounded out by monkeys on a typewriter, and let's not even get started on the casting and direction (what?)! It was interesting to go to the IMDb and see what other pieces of dreck the folks who made and appeared in this turkey have been involved in, or if they just took whatever they thought was a career, placed it on the ground, poured flammable liquids on it and struck a match.Can I get a boo-ya! from others?

I have to be honest, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this film! Like something out of the Twilight Zone, the Director takes us through a journey that keeps you on your toes from scene to scene. This is not a horror film or meant to be one... it's more of a Sci-fi thriller that takes you on the ride of your life. Smart, Creepy, suspenseful, but what I loved more than anything is that Writer/Director James Lay does not take the audience to be a bunch of mindless idiots. The only Sci-fi fan that would not enjoy this, would be one that just didn't understand the film.From the mood setting backdrops to the intellectual story telling, Dreamland is a must see!

I never comment on a film, but I have to say that this was one of the worst films that I have ever seen. I feel it was made by a beginner film student and not to put down talented film students, but this was horrible! I did not buy the lead actress and felt I was in acting class with her while she was on film. Her decisions were very safe and I feel she was mimicking other actresses in films and not acting and making her own decisions. The direction was very confusing and the sound was louder than the actors themselves. The end may have made a little more sense if there was someone narrating the events and not a song. I love Patsy Cline but she her songs appear quite frequently in films. Maybe the song selection could have been a little more original. The song "crazy" was such a cliché. As I said before I never comment on films and have seen my share of good and bad, but this was the worst. Sorry.

I watched this because of the description and cover art and yet again was deceived.I am getting sick of all these new stupid straight to DVD horror movies.Once in a blue moon 1 will be OK. It started out with a confusing scene and then jumped 30 years and showed a couple one night during a thunderstorm which was OK because I like storms and it set a nice mood.Then it turned into a cool road trip where they ended up at a diner encountering bizarre people.The rest got weird and then got confusing.I did watch it til the end but was even more confused when it ended so badly.I had higher hopes for this movie but it was more like a science fiction then horror and something that should have been made for TV.