Pitfall is slightly reminiscent of a wacky Hollywood comedy with the wackiness the hollywoodness and the comedyness removed. There is a murder, there is a ghost who wants to know why they were murdered, and there are a variety of people running around trying to figure out what's going on.
But unlike some 40s ghost movie, ghosts are powerless to do any more than watch and complain among themselves. And so the movie becomes more the eternal question why must we die then the typical question of who done it.
With its quirky score and offbeat premise the film is often engaging, but some of the plot points are actually pretty ridiculous and it feels like this might have made more sense as a dark comedy rather than an existentialist drama. The movie definitely needed a better ending.
While imperfect, all in all it's pretty absorbing.
But unlike some 40s ghost movie, ghosts are powerless to do any more than watch and complain among themselves. And so the movie becomes more the eternal question why must we die then the typical question of who done it.
With its quirky score and offbeat premise the film is often engaging, but some of the plot points are actually pretty ridiculous and it feels like this might have made more sense as a dark comedy rather than an existentialist drama. The movie definitely needed a better ending.
While imperfect, all in all it's pretty absorbing.