Weird and off-beat: definitely not the usual Ashton Kutcher film

Rating: 7/10 (24 May 2009)

I'm a sucker for this kind of weird off-beat tale with an original fantastical concept, mysteries, repressed memories (or dreams), anti-heroes and a not-so-perfect romance (witness the superior and personal favorites Brazil and Eternal Sunshine). So, it was difficult for me not to like this and indeed I did like it but with some reserves. I loved the script and the alternate reality aspect (don't want to say too much). Ashton Kutcher was OK but a stronger actor would have made the film that much better. I preferred the secondary characters and how they changed. My suggestion is not to worry about the explanation of how things happen (because it bugged me) and take it as a super-hero movie (with no super-heroes) where powers are not logically explained. I preferred the ending of the director's cut although it was a bit far-fetched.
Rating: 7 out of 10