Madden makes skillful use of wacky surrealism and absurdity and then mixes them with an undeniably Bergmanesque preoccupation with secrets and taboos to create something very akin to a Grimm Fairy Tale - albeit, the original, non-sanitized versions. What's really remarkable about Madden isn't his stylization, but the fact that amidst all the design lies tight and absorbing screenwriting, wrought with emotion.
