- Film Review
- Reviewed By Alan Jones
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2 out of 5
Distraught student Ryan Gosling announces to psychiatrist Ewan McGregor that he plans to commit suicide in this variation on The Sixth Sense but for the David Lynch mob. In a desperate attempt to stop Gosling, McGregor goes on a nightmarish journey through a surreal version of Manhattan, until the "truth" of what we're really seeing is revealed. Tricksy, arty and pretentious - often all at once - it's hard to become sufficiently intrigued by the characters or situations to care about what's going on in the confusion of blurred identities, repetitive motifs, netherworld locations and metaphoric hallucinations. While director Marc Forster (Finding Neverland) deserves credit for painstakingly creating an alternate universe that exists solely in a world of delusions, it's an experiment that just refuses to work. The consistent toying with obvious perceptions of reality annoys then eventually bores, although some of the space-warping transitions and morphing special effects are truly terrific.
Plot Summary
Psychological thriller starring Ewan McGregor, Ryan Gosling and Naomi Watts. Disturbed student Henry Letham announces to his new psychiatrist Sam Foster that he plans to commit suicide on his birthday in three days time. But as the deadline looms, the two men's lives are revealed to be linked in unexpected ways.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Sam Foster
- Ewan McGregor
- Lila
- Naomi Watts
- Henry Letham
- Ryan Gosling
- Dr Beth Levy
- Janeane Garofalo
- Dr Ren
- B D Wong
- Dr Leon Patterson
- Bob Hoskins
- Mrs Letham
- Kate Burton
- Sheriff Kennelly / Security officer
- Michael Gaston
- Business man
- Mark Margolis
- Athena
- Elizabeth Reaser
Crew
- Director
- Marc Forster
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