A visual feast, good performances, but...

Rating: Null/10 (10 July 2010)

I just rented this the other night, watched it in its entirety and I have to say I have mixed feelings. It's a visual feast to be sure, very atmospheric, beautifully photographed, well acted but muddled and confusing to the viewer. DiCaprio turns in a valid performance and Mark Ruffalo I didn't even recognize until halfway through the film. What is likable about the film is that at its heart, it's a mystery, one that seems to point several possible directions, even hinting at the supernatural. My main complaints were it seemed a bit long and a bit hard to follow. **Possible spoilers** I myself would perhaps call this "A Beautiful Mind" meets various insane asylum movies.