I recently viewed this at the Sundance Film Fest. I have an overall positive opinion of the film. The semi-futuristic world created is a very unique and interesting one. The photography in the film is outstanding. Very deep reds and greens give a feel comparable to a Fincher film. Lance Henriksen and Udo Kier give wonderful performances. Sisto and Unger are better than adequate. The story builds up very well to the explanation of the odd behavior of Simon J (Sisto) and his fellow apartment building dwellers. The explanation, however, is where I find a problem.
**Spoiler**
It is revealed that the mysterious packages appearing in Simon's apartment, though they appear to be empty, actually contain tiny "nanomites" that enter his body and begin to manipulate his behavior; most notably, these mites force him to buy and consume large quantities of Nature Fresh Milk. The conspiracy of forced consumption is developed more, but I couldn't help feel like the whole concept was a little trivial.
The directors, the D.P. (Chris Soos), Deborah Unger, and Jeremy Sisto were present for a Q&A following the screening. Some interesting things mentioned: The directors each have a past of making commercials; the D.P. has directed multiple music videos for Sigur Ros (they have at least one song in the movie); it was all filmed in Bucharest; at Jeremy Sisto's suggestion (he is also producer), the budget was not disclosed to the audience.
**Spoiler**
It is revealed that the mysterious packages appearing in Simon's apartment, though they appear to be empty, actually contain tiny "nanomites" that enter his body and begin to manipulate his behavior; most notably, these mites force him to buy and consume large quantities of Nature Fresh Milk. The conspiracy of forced consumption is developed more, but I couldn't help feel like the whole concept was a little trivial.
The directors, the D.P. (Chris Soos), Deborah Unger, and Jeremy Sisto were present for a Q&A following the screening. Some interesting things mentioned: The directors each have a past of making commercials; the D.P. has directed multiple music videos for Sigur Ros (they have at least one song in the movie); it was all filmed in Bucharest; at Jeremy Sisto's suggestion (he is also producer), the budget was not disclosed to the audience.