good back-story, and good acting

Absolutely the worst movie.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

This was so so bad. I wat he's the whole thing wondering wtf. I wish I could have those 90 minutes back.

Pointless, silly and the meaning of which is difficult, if not impossible to comprehend.

NOT!First off, there are a few major spoilers here, so if you plan on watching this, go no further.Second, I don't want to watch a movie where I must read a 1000 word review by some 'intellectual' on what the movie was about, what the symbolism was, and why it is a 'masterpiece'. Also, I don't want to have to watch it two or three times to 'get it'. I may not be the smartest movie fan out there, but if you are like me, you watch a film to be entertained and enjoyed from start to finish; not to say to yourself "What the hell was THAT all about?"This started out as a promising thriller (if you don't count the scene in the private club where naked women present huge spiders to the audience...but more on that in a minute). A mild mannered teacher sees a man in a movie who looks identical to him. He is determined to find the man and meet him. Turns out they ARE identical, down to a scar on their chest. When the teacher's mother hears him tell the story, she asks him if he had seen the other man naked. Right then, I'm thinking 'Ah hah, one of them is circumcised!' Nope, wrong.When the expectant wife finds the man who claims to look exactly like her husband, she appears to take it in stride. After sleeping with him, knowing it isn't her husband, she asks him to stay (apparently, she isn't too crazy about her real mate). The other doppelganger's live in girlfriend realizes the man who has taken her out for a romantic weekend isn't her boyfriend when she realizes he doesn't have the telltale sign of a wedding ring on his finger, so she freaks out and demands he let her out of their speeding car. As he tries to open the door and push her out, he loses control, killing them both. Following this? Now for the major spoiler, and the dumbest ending ever. The teacher follows the pregnant wife into the bedroom and she has turned into a giant SPIDER! (I told you I'd get back to the spider scene.)This could have been an honest to god thriller, but evidently, someone decided this was gonna be a sci-fi movie...wrong choice!

The best films are the ones that haunt you, that make you scratch your head in oblivious confusion and leave you reaching for even a minuscule inkling of an answer. Enemy is one of those films. Describing it is a daunting task, as it's in a class of its own. You need to have an appreciation for this sort of artistry in order to enjoy it. And by "this sort of artistry" I mean that it is psychologically complex, self manipulative and borderline demented. Our main character is struggling with a sense of disillusioned longing and once he starts to nurture it, (and his environment begins to reflect the true nature of it), he can no longer be sure of who he even is. Jake Gyllenhaal delivers one of his finest performances and the supporting cast is stunning. The film achieves it all: a perfectly written script, convincing acting, gorgeous, (albeit creepy), cinematography and a good old fashioned element of suspenseful anticipation that will keep your eyes glued to the screen and your butt glued to the chair. Take my word for it. Watch Enemy with an open mind and savor its seductive facade. Then revisit it once you've reflected on its intended meaning, which you no doubt will do. Upon subsequent viewings it will engage you all over again in a different way and you will appreciate its initial purposeful misdirection. It is one of my all time favorites and has been since the first time I was graced by its presence. Whenever I feel like getting weird, Enemy is my starting point. A must see for Gyllenhaal fans and a true experience for those who are into the macabre.