In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

Christopher Nolan's short film informs the audience of his mindset towards films in Doodlebug. This short film has no particular special qualities to it besides the fun plot. It is a very quick watch and for the duration I couldn't expect much more from it. The thing that fascinates me about this short film is that it shows the motivation for movies like Inception and Memento. Even the Following delves a bit in this direction. The addition of a killer killing a bug paradox has extended similarities to story decisions in the Following as well. I recommend this short film to any Nolan fan. It is very short, and a very convenient watch during any time of the day.

Christopher Nolan's first short film "Doodlebug" is a subtle masterpiece. Probably the first conception of inception, a reality in a reality in a reality in a never ending cycle. Filmed in black and white with the perfect scenario, music and constant noises like ticking clocks that give a strong sense of paranoia and insanity.Perhaps there is a philosophical point to the film in which the doodlebug is his own God, ending his life again and again all through eternity in a parallel reality.Well done Mr. Nolan. It is a very good way to start a film career, something to be proud of.

This three-minute black-and-white film is famous director Cgristopher Nolan's very first work. He was in his 20s here. The lead actor resembles James McAvoy a bit, but is fairly unknown. Nolan cast him again after this one, also for a very small role in "Batman Begins". Anyway, the story seems to be about a man with some kind of disorder (why else would he destroy a phone?) who has a very strong desire to kill a bug in his apartment. There is one flaw with this movie though: There are no telephones so small that the "bug" could actually use them. The final revelation about the bug is one that fits Nolan in terms of his ideas in movie such as "Inception". Pretty forgettable short film (with over-the-top music) though and it probably would be completely unknown if it wasn't by one of the top directors these days. An okay watch at three minutes, but nothing one has to see.

A word of advice. Watch this movie straightaway without reading anything about it. Most of the plot summaries you'll go through will mostly end up ruining the movie for you. Its incredibly short (about 3 minutes) so even if it ends up sucking for you, it wouldn't have in any way hurt to devote 3 minutes to what I find a great start for a by now famous and master craftsman Nolan. Heck even a visit to the loo takes more time so giving 3 minutes to this movie without any second thought shouldn't be hard enough. Let the bug surprise you.Doodlebug came to my attention when doing a bit of research (that isn't the right term but I'll stick to it anyway) on Christopher Nolan now that his final movie in the Batman trilogy is about to hit out. It appears he made two more shorts before this of which one named Larceny, I've heard a lotta praises about but sadly couldn't manage to get my hands on it anywhere. So I decided to started my Nolan filmography with this one. For the meager amount of money, this movie is quite a watch. Excellent camera-work, nice editing which keeps the movie flowing smoothly (and not much like Nolan's later non-linear works), good effects for a short (that's just me though) and a decent performance make this worth a watch. Now I don't exactly know what messages this movie wished to convey but I do know that those were some entertaining and insightful 3 minutes into what was to come in the future from this guy. Following's up next for sure.