But this is not just a basic jealousy plot with the added twist of involving conjoined twins. It is a thousand things more than that. The Polish brothers are sweet and endearing as Blake and Francis, giving heart-breakingly honest performances throughout. Hicks' two-dimensional portrayal of Penny can be overlooked because of the sheer power demonstrated by her fellow actors. We also see a metaphor for all human relationships, especially marriage.
Some people are weaker, some people are stronger.
I'm alive because of Blake. The film, the first effort for the Polish brothers, is a little rough in spots. Furthermore, the film should have ended with the fantastic dream-like sequence in which the twins are separated, rather than going on anticlimactically. But there is so much to make up for these short-comings. Stuart Matthewman's score is simple and lovely.