A Great Film Overlooked Too Often

Rating: 8/10 (23 February 2008)

As I have seen this movie again and again, I still can not rack my mind to think who would not appreciate this movie. This movie has many dimensions that make it a good movie. I will not contain spoilers because there are already spoilers, and you can just see for yourself what it has. If you already have seen it then I don't need to cite specifically what happens. One was the logic behind everything. Some will say that the logic is actually a con of the movie and how the concept does not hold any water at all. Look, it's a movie. It's not real. Thats like saying Star Wars was a bad movie because traveling through space using laser beams and light sabers to fight each other is not logical. If you need a movie to be logically possible, then don't bother. The concept behind this desperate attempt to fix himself and others in the main character was brilliantly portrayed by Ashton Kutcher. The ending was also fascinating because although you may have already figured it out, I can still think of about 3 or 4 theories that would have fit. It really makes you think and understand the depth of it. The theme of the story and the moral message of the movie is just great. The way it is conveyed in the movie is not outlandishly hard to believe or connect either. The effects and everything used to make the movie made you feel like you were a part of it which is always great in a movie. The shame is that this was overlooked and could have been seen as the great movie it was. Only word of advice is go into it expecting some confusing and somewhat outlandish concepts, ideas, and logic. Also do not go into the movie expecting great things. If you set a bar too high for a movie then it will most likely not be that good... the only exception being if you were watching something like The Shawshank Redemption or something along the lines of masterpieces like that.