The Worst Film Ever

Memorable, crazy movie

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

defining contemporary society. or new form of fairy tale. or, just, a sketch of ways to survive against world pressure and against yourself. a film who could be reduced, in easy way, at the fascinating special effects. a story who could be defined as pretext for the technique solutions. or, it could be perfect gift for the fans of computer games. but, in strange manner, maybe, just the story is the only significant aspect. and the performances. and the slices from the old well known myths. and the possibility to discover it as an interesting parable.

This is a movie which perfectly captures your state of mind as you slowly awake from a dream. What you thought were true realities while you were asleep become increasingly fraudulent the more you process them logically and consciousness rears its head, paradoxically there still remains a sense of legitimacy to the situations and ideas that had manifested themselves in your mind so abrasively as you slept. On one plain plane the players, like chronic somnambulists, know they are in a game yet their bodies and minds continue to act and think in ways that they cannot predict or control. They give in to the confusion because it offers a break from conscious thinking and inhibitions and opens up previously unknown avenues of imagination. What at first seems incoherent in this movie becomes more and more believable as images, characters, phrases, etc repeat themselves in fragments that you slowly begin to recognize subconsciously. Everything starts to make vague sense yet you won't be able to put your umbilical cord on exactly what it is the dream (or your own unconscious mind) is trying to tell you. The story operates in the same way that the plot of a dream does,gliding from one situation to another seemingly at random, you cannot remember exactly where you came from, how long you'd been there, or why you'd been there but you gain a sense of reverence for the places you've been and the people you've met because they all make strange cosmic sense to you, they embody all of your deepest fears and desires so honestly that you cannot help but be grateful to them. Forget any coherent message or intelligent thought when you experience this movie because they are unnecessary to dream with.For maximum harmonic understanding, ingest a handful of dubiously obtained Armenian sleeping pills, hang upside down from the ceiling of your lair whilst double fisting two bloated goat stomachs full of your great grandmother's long-frozen/now-thawed bReaSt miLk. Play the movie backwards with the sound going forwards on a loop for as long as it takes to you know what with you know who in you know where you tyrant demon basterd….

As I looked at the cast list thought it would be worth watching.Despite the 'talent' employed in the movie it seemed that this was written to appease their egos and relied on their reputation to get viewers.Jude Law (as usual) was grey and uninteresting as the lead character, and Jennifer Jason Leigh hardly gave a performance that was mind-blowing - or that interesting.The story wasn't that interesting either. Mostly the lead characters sitting around talking rubbish in an attempt to add some depth.Definitely one on the 'seen it and won't watch it again' list.

The idea of this movie is a great one, examining the nature of reality, asking questions about how we accept what we see, and how do we really know what is real and what is not? It is interesting that the movie does not really comment on the rights or wrongs of the obsessive gaming being portrayed, which I believe was a wise choice, as otherwise the movie may have become disjointed by splitting its attention between two themes.The cast were very good. I felt that all actors did an excellent job, especially portraying the changeable personalities necessary to the plot, including the ambiguities that make the audience question whether they are observing a character or a player.I do think the script and plot were flawed. There were holes in the plot that could not always be taken as hints to what is real and what is not.In conclusion, this is an entertaining movie. I would class it as pretty good, but not great.