Okay, as the reviews show here, this movie is most definitely NOT for everyone. It is as confusing as hell and doesn't really fully explain anything. And, I mean ANYTHING! But, WOW! What a mindtrip, seriously... There are movies that TRY to be clever or Artsy or Surreal, but as bloody Out There as this one is, you can tell that the people behind it are very, very sharp.
IF you are going to set out to make a movie to turn someone's mind into a pretzel, let me tell you, THIS is precisely the way to do it. There is even some very, VERY dry, dark humour sprinkled throughout. Seriously, these people are very clever and have really set out to make a truly ambitious film.
The acting is superb, unlike what another reviewer said here. I would F'n SWEAR that lead guy is Ryan Reynolds, he looks a lot like him and his super low-key, dry manner is exactly like him. I had to keep asking myself, 'Is this Ryan Reynolds?' What you also have is a collection of really fascinating characters, very strange, funny, and extremely offbeat, which I feel makes the movie even more entertaining.
What you basically have here is a Godzilla sized Mystery with a big, capital 'M' I mean, even at the end you still don't quite know what the hell just happened. But in this case, we're not talking about simply vague, 'Trying to be mysterious' here. We're talking about a very clever, very well thought out story with extreme attention to detail. There is absolutely nothing sloppy about this film whatsoever. It is very sharply edited and photographed to convey the story in what I feel is a very effective way.
Again, this movie is NOT for everyone. If you don't like extremely non-linear super offbeat films and you prefer your Horror or really any Genre to tell a more clear, straight forward story, this movie is NOT for you. BUT... if you totally like films that every 10 minutes truly make you go, 'WTF!!??' like I do, this will be one that you will remember for a very, very long time. I know it has a moderately low rating here, and truthfully I'm not that surprised. But, I'm telling you... if this is the kind of really Out There movie that you like, you will be totally grabbed by the privates and hold you in its iron grip for the entire length of the film. That is why I gave this one a very rare '8', and I totally feel it deserves it.
