Review of Enemy (2014) by Dirigiblepulp — 01 Feb 2015
A trippy mind game. There seems to be an audience for movies in which everything apparently has second meanings, and once you figure it out it "all" makes sense (but not really...). It makes the viewer feel smarter than the average Joe, and this absurd feeling of superiority propagates an opinion of greatness. But sometimes these second meanings and general obtuseness don't make for a great film, even with the meanings understood.
Scene by scene the film should work, should at least feel like growth and story in service of something. This isn't quite that. There are moments of great cinema in here, but even with an even interpretation, there are still long-winded scenes of ponderousness that don't further any sort of feeling for the story, outside of trying to provide some out of reach meaning.
What I mean is this: David Lynch makes great films with plots that can't be explained are are looped in some dream logic. But they still work even without meaning. This film never quite does.
This review of Enemy (2014) was written by Dirigiblepulp on 01 Feb 2015.
Enemy has generally received positive reviews.
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