Suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, a security guard (Matthias Schoenaerts) utilizes his training as a French special forces soldier to protect the wife (Diane Kruger) and son (Zaïd Errougui-Demonsant) of a shady Lebanese businessman. Despite the apparent tranquility on Maryland, he perceives an external threat.
Alarmingly sensuous thriller. Her attention to sound is gripping, nailing the narrative to Vincent's point-of-view, the audience sharing his hyper-attentive subjectivity. The surfaces are chaotic and subterfuges compound.
Ambiguity permeates almost every scene in new suspense film "Disorder." That sounds like it could be maddening. Here, the result is darkly compelling ...
Alice Winocour's "Disorder" is a tightly wound spring of a movie, a tour de force of sound design and sly editing that implies much more than it shows.
Disorder is tense and scary, beautiful to look at and even more gorgeous to hear. In the end, it is also extremely moving. That's the most thrilling part of all.
The movie is at its best when it recreates what it must feel like to be in a constant state of paranoia and pain. If only that feeling were accompanied by one or two other emotions.
