This movie got me both intrigued and confused.
I'm intrigued, because I felt much for Susan's (Amy Adams) mental struggle: what kind of a person amI? What do I want to be? How do I deal with people and the world?
I'm also confused, because the movie ends with Susan just as confused as she was at the beginning. All the characters in this movie are precarious and kept off balance, which put me as a viewer on the edge wondering what comes next, but also made me uncomfortable.
The two main casts, Jake Gyllenhaal and Amy Adams, are superb. The plot is also interesting, with two storylines (the real world and the book) proceeding in parallel. Susan's emotions move back and forth painfully between these two arcs. You won't waste your two hours with this movie if you are a thriller fan.
I still have a hard time figuring out what the point of this movie is, apart from reminding me of how difficult life is if you do not know your place in the world. Wait, what is the point of life after all?
By the way, IMDb rating statistics suggest an interesting point: younger viewers rate this movie higher than older ones do. Perhaps rating of this movie correlates with how settled and secure you feel in life.
I'm intrigued, because I felt much for Susan's (Amy Adams) mental struggle: what kind of a person amI? What do I want to be? How do I deal with people and the world?
I'm also confused, because the movie ends with Susan just as confused as she was at the beginning. All the characters in this movie are precarious and kept off balance, which put me as a viewer on the edge wondering what comes next, but also made me uncomfortable.
The two main casts, Jake Gyllenhaal and Amy Adams, are superb. The plot is also interesting, with two storylines (the real world and the book) proceeding in parallel. Susan's emotions move back and forth painfully between these two arcs. You won't waste your two hours with this movie if you are a thriller fan.
I still have a hard time figuring out what the point of this movie is, apart from reminding me of how difficult life is if you do not know your place in the world. Wait, what is the point of life after all?
By the way, IMDb rating statistics suggest an interesting point: younger viewers rate this movie higher than older ones do. Perhaps rating of this movie correlates with how settled and secure you feel in life.
