A unique, beautiful, disturbing masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (18 February 2017)

The first thing that drew me to this movie was the weird poster I saw in a tube station when it was released. And the weird title. So I went to the cinema and watched with an open mind. I left the cinema believing that I had just watched a milestone in movie making. I told so many people to watch it. Some hated it. Some like me had their minds blown. Along with the poster and title, this must be the weirdest movie ever. It is also one of my favourite movies of all time. I have watched it many time since on DVD and still cannot stop watching. It's haunting in a way that a dream is when you wake. When someone that hasn't seen it, asks me what it is about, I struggle to tell them. On first glance it is a collection of unrelated events, some of which are just bizarre, but on further analysis and watching, the events intertwine so cleverly and subtly. Truly beautiful. It leaves the viewer to interpret the events in whatever way they wish. The character of Donny is so messed up that I think one of the explanations is that the whole thing is just his dream. But that's too easy an explanation (which the 'wave' disproves). I could rave about the acting and dialogue. The effects (yup, this could be classed as sci fi), the music, the camera work. But this movie is in a league of it's own and that needs to be highlighted. I doubt I will ever see another movie like this. A beautiful masterpiece that deserves more coverage.