There is a pace to the proceedings that lifts and carries you along for the journey and the anticipation of events, destinations, and confrontations make the tension palpable for many elongated stretches.

Placing all his bets on the visual efficacy of contemplation, Díaz crafts a tale that banks on a utopic disposition. Patience, however, runs thin.

Genus, Pan often seems demeaning towards it subjects rather than an enlightening treatise of the perpetual doom and stymied evolution of man's capabilities or brain functionality.