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Fantastic psychological drama is a masterpiece.
Let's get this straight. This movie is brilliant. No question. It's one of those films you may have to see more than once to fully understand, but that just adds to its overall mystique.
The plot is, a man is living alone, losing weight, basically looking like a walking skeleton (Christian Bale lost 63 pounds to play the part.) He has to write notes everywhere (reminescent of Momento) and regularly visits a prostitute, who develop a relationship that is more than just physical. Then he finds a note which he has not written himself, appears on his fridge. It is a game of hangman, and the letters which have been revealed so far are _ _ _ _ E R. After he discovers this, his life seems to go downhill.
The great thing about this movie is the brilliant story and direction. As the main character starts to find out what is going on, so do you. This makes you develop a real relationship with the main character. The story is seemingly straightforward at first, but as the movie goes on, it becomes more complex. You may have to watch this a few times to completely understand it, but it is a truly rewarding, emotional, at times taxing movie. This deserves completely the cult status it has earned and is a real gem. See it.
The plot is, a man is living alone, losing weight, basically looking like a walking skeleton (Christian Bale lost 63 pounds to play the part.) He has to write notes everywhere (reminescent of Momento) and regularly visits a prostitute, who develop a relationship that is more than just physical. Then he finds a note which he has not written himself, appears on his fridge. It is a game of hangman, and the letters which have been revealed so far are _ _ _ _ E R. After he discovers this, his life seems to go downhill.
The great thing about this movie is the brilliant story and direction. As the main character starts to find out what is going on, so do you. This makes you develop a real relationship with the main character. The story is seemingly straightforward at first, but as the movie goes on, it becomes more complex. You may have to watch this a few times to completely understand it, but it is a truly rewarding, emotional, at times taxing movie. This deserves completely the cult status it has earned and is a real gem. See it.
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- Nov 10, 2005
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