I watched this movie with subtitles, and even if they were the most poorly translated subs in the history of the world, which they weren't, they couldnt be to blame for a mystery film that never bothers to explain much, nor does it answer any of the questions raised. The movie is engrossing, even if it moves a bit slow and some scenes are padded out.
A poster above explains it as if we are seeing it through the protagonists eyes, and we are just as confused as he is...Ok, then why on the last day, Day 5, when he sees the older gentleman pulling his wife into the elevator, why does the movie not show us what he sees when he gets back to the room and finds his wife? Especially considering the old man detours him and shows him something that hints at something darker....Scenes like this hit dead end to frequently(like the 2 separate convos our protagonist had with the restaurant owner, we learn a small crumb of info each time, but then he just goes off about Lion King's and girls tights verses nylons) easy explanations are not made between characters, questions are not asked, which just further confounds the viewer.
The movie does a poor job of explaining the couple times when he dreams, or is it when he writes, verses reality...all of which just adds to the confusion.
The most egregious issue of all is ZERO questions are answered about the young lady, countless ones are raised, but not a single answer! Im not even 100% sure what happened to her, though a couple scenes hint strongly her demise, but due to the confusion of when he is dreaming/writing, and the fact no one ever answers any of his questions, nor does he explain to anyone what he knows to get a dialogue going...so in the end their are almost no reveals. Does this sound like your kind of mystery/thriller?
It was maddening...there was a point in the movie where maybe I thought he was just making this all up, like he was writing the movie into existence ala that John Candy movie from the 80's.
Let me put it this way, since IMDB got rid of the message boards, I havent posted one article, but this movie got me to post. Ive seen hundreds of movies since that fateful day, most I would give ratings equal or lower to this movie, but the lack of answers and the utter frustration I feel made me want to warn everyone about what they were about to invest their time into. Its engrossing and interesting but without a true conclusion, it felt like wasted time.
A poster above explains it as if we are seeing it through the protagonists eyes, and we are just as confused as he is...Ok, then why on the last day, Day 5, when he sees the older gentleman pulling his wife into the elevator, why does the movie not show us what he sees when he gets back to the room and finds his wife? Especially considering the old man detours him and shows him something that hints at something darker....Scenes like this hit dead end to frequently(like the 2 separate convos our protagonist had with the restaurant owner, we learn a small crumb of info each time, but then he just goes off about Lion King's and girls tights verses nylons) easy explanations are not made between characters, questions are not asked, which just further confounds the viewer.
The movie does a poor job of explaining the couple times when he dreams, or is it when he writes, verses reality...all of which just adds to the confusion.
The most egregious issue of all is ZERO questions are answered about the young lady, countless ones are raised, but not a single answer! Im not even 100% sure what happened to her, though a couple scenes hint strongly her demise, but due to the confusion of when he is dreaming/writing, and the fact no one ever answers any of his questions, nor does he explain to anyone what he knows to get a dialogue going...so in the end their are almost no reveals. Does this sound like your kind of mystery/thriller?
It was maddening...there was a point in the movie where maybe I thought he was just making this all up, like he was writing the movie into existence ala that John Candy movie from the 80's.
Let me put it this way, since IMDB got rid of the message boards, I havent posted one article, but this movie got me to post. Ive seen hundreds of movies since that fateful day, most I would give ratings equal or lower to this movie, but the lack of answers and the utter frustration I feel made me want to warn everyone about what they were about to invest their time into. Its engrossing and interesting but without a true conclusion, it felt like wasted time.