Sometimes cheapness works, and in the case of an obviously handheld camera frequently following characters around (usually late at night in this film), the angles that are crested adds to the mood of intrigue that the director is trying to set up. It's an effort to get a valuable scientist out from behind the wall, using American boat captain Forrest Tucker to do the job.
Through the strength of this camera work and the ingenuity behind some great ideas, the camera gets in to some difficult places that it otherwise wouldn't, and technically the film has loads of brilliance. But it's frequently underdeveloped and far too quiet, and the character development and plot suffers as a result. Eva Bartok is a plus along side Tucker helping him out, but I didn't find this memorable overall.
Through the strength of this camera work and the ingenuity behind some great ideas, the camera gets in to some difficult places that it otherwise wouldn't, and technically the film has loads of brilliance. But it's frequently underdeveloped and far too quiet, and the character development and plot suffers as a result. Eva Bartok is a plus along side Tucker helping him out, but I didn't find this memorable overall.