low expectations were wrong

Rating: 8/10 (12 April 2005)

I thought this was going to be a sappy Leo DiCaprio love story--at least that's what the trailer lead me to believe. There was of course a love story on the side--but what movie nowadays doesn't have one? Instead I found it an intriguing, suspenseful, and entertaining journey into the mind of a man struggling to stay sane amid conflicting and sometime disturbing realities.
Like other Danny Boyle movies, namely Trainspotting and 28 Days Later, he does a masterful job of blending perceived truth with fiction. Highly recommended, but you will enjoy it more if you don't get your expectations up!