Absolutely brilliant

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

This movie definitely has some stuff going for it, but for my tastes it's a little too strange. I'm a guy that doesn't like strangeness in his movies, that much, but if you're the type that does, maybe you'll enjoy it more than I did.There are some cool characters. The acting is alright. There's a lot of "crazyness". There are some action sequences, unfortunately they aren't as cool as they should have been. The effects are OK. We're not talking sky high budgets here, but it looks alright.All in all it was just a little too tiring for me. Based on a graphic novel, maybe it also works best as just that.

I LOVE this film! Is it for everyone? No. If you're looking for a simplistic 1-2-3 "do it by the numbers" storyline, this one is probably not for you.Having said that, as a visual and experiential art piece, this is certainly one of the more interesting explorations into the universe of filmcraft one might encounter, way outside the box from the usual collection of quasi mediocre attempts at this sort of artform one might encounter on NF or elsewhere. Somewhere between the boundaries of sci-fi, psych drama, and somewhat twisted crime thriller, it's not exactly easy to fit this film into any one specific category . . . which makes "the Scribbler" all the more interesting. This production was a risky undertaking, and though far from being completely perfect, considering the layers of complexity attempted in weaving this story together as an engaging experience, the effort and end result here can definitely be appreciated.Have never seen Katie Cassidy at work before, but she delivers her character here quite plausibly. The other characters being developed are a bit varied in depth, though Michelle Trachtenberg does stand out as being uniquely "her". The core concept is in the exploration of mental illness, particularly at the intersection of multiple personality disorder, schizophrenia . . . and the peculiar nature of experimental treatments applied (of which there is a quite a history of in the real world).Beyond that, I'm not going to say much about the actual twists and turns of the plot line as it develops. Any attempt to do so would hover dangerously close to a spoiler alert, which is something I never do in film reviews. But, if you're looking for something more than a bit different, but still entirely engaging, this might well be worth the time spent.

Wasn't expecting this.About two minutes in the heroine approaches a halfway house for recovering young mental patients. Her film-noir voice-over says, "It was so low the only way was up". Just then a suicide jumper smacks on to the pavement and splatters her with blood.I was hooked.If you like Bukowski style seediness (ref'd in the dialogue) and a weird cast of sexual characters you will love it. It's also very colourful and imaginative, with a special comic book logic, and the black wisecracks are pretty good.Usually American weird disappears up its own arse after a promising start, but this one has clear structure and develops into a superhero story.Much better than the bloviation of Batman and Superman and Whateverman. If nothing else the US needs subtle endings like this instead of torture-ridden black & white conquests.The fight sequence obviously needed more budget, and I didn't enjoy the music (apart from a few Tom Waits style blasts) - a bit grim and formulaic.Overall a good surprise and highly recommended.

The scribbler is another Graphic Novel adaptation to the big screen. I've never heard of it but maybe it's well known it that world. The movie's filled with B-actors like Michelle Trachtenberg, Michael Imperioli, Gina Gershon and even Sasha grey (1 shot!). Overall the acting is not bad but for a movie about split personalities you would expect to see some of these different persons but nope, the lead actres only plays her one character and the hidden Scibbler character turns out to be a superhero-like someone but it's all a bit weird and messy. I wouldn't recommend this film but if you do see it, it will only take 89 mins out of your life.