A weak spot in the setup

Rating: 10/10 (23 January 2007)

We are mystified about which kind of knot Borden ties before the accident, and I find it strange, however dramatically efficient, that Nolan doesn't use the question until the burial. I think that in real life that would be the first thing one would check to see what went wrong with a trivial trick - especially because it has been an issue between them. But certainly a highly entertaining movie, with great acting, beautiful pictures, and a catching storyline. Like "The Departed" it is a movie one can watch over and over again and still enjoy for it's many twists and cleverly situated clues. The mind-blowing experiment with electricity which is accredited to Dr Telsa, is symbolically destroyed by Edison. The rivalry of the plot mirrors itself on another level, bringing back the words of Oscar Wilde from the same period: "The world is(...)tolerant, it will forgive anything; except genius."