Product: Triangle (2009)
Rating: 5.0
Definitely very Prestigious
One of the better movies I've seen recently, hence the allusion to The Prestige.Well. That, and it shares some commonalities with it, as well, aside from being a great movie. I'll admit that about 30 minutes in I already knew basically what was going to happen--but there were still enough twists and turns to keep me surprised at the moment-to-moment events, and each time I thought I'd figured out exactly how it worked, there was something more around the corner. Combined with the way little things from earlier in the movie kept coming back, it kept me going "Oh... ohhh, that's why..." right up to the end. Other reviewers have noted that the first few minutes are really confusing--they really should be, because suddenly understanding why it all made sense is what delivers the impact at the end.On a level, the characters' lack of genre-savviness was aggravating in places, but I can forgive them considering the circumstances; and that not everyone's a scifi nerd. Avoiding spoilers, if you like stories where the plot seems scattered and incomprehensible at times, but you get to watch all the dots connect as you go and by the end it's all come together (e.g., The Time Traveler's Wife and a lot of Dr. Who episodes by Moffat, especially "Big Bang") you'll probably love Triangle.If there's a problem, it's that I'm left wondering what happens from the outside world's perspective, since the story almost exclusively follows one character's point of view. I can theorize, and one interpretation is certainly implied near the end, but a little more would have been nice, considering how surreal it gets in places...Altogether, though, it was fantastic, and well worth seeing, at least for those who aren't too squeamish.