Touches You

Just perfect...

Fresh and Exciting

Blistering performances.

This movie is unexpectedly good. It reminded me of the movie Enemy, but I did not like Enemy, at all, because of its ending. This movie is completely different and for sure it is not a hollow movie. It is very deep, harsh and full of suspense in a meaningful way. I watched it only once but I am definitely going to watch it again. I am sure that I missed many things, and in addition I have not read the original book in which this movie is based on.The soundtrack of the movie is really unique and beautiful, the frames are all atmospheric and they give you the idea of a different world, somewhere between the past and the future. If we analyze the social environment of the movie we will conclude that this is definitely not an image of the present society. I totally believe that this movie has a deeper and more important meaning than what many viewers understood when they watched it. For example, the television advertisements that plays on television or the figure of the "Colonel" in this movie, are not very noticeable, yet, they play somehow a mayor role. This film surely describes the role of people in society and how they are treated as a working class, or how pressure makes them create a "double" to kind of save them from madness or from unhappiness..I highly recommend it and I hope that movies like this will continue to blossom. The intriguing story and its poetic complexion makes this movie an original. Also this movie is a great example for cinematic analysis.

As I speak, this movie gets 3 out of 5.Not deserved.This director is a genius beyond the times. At least for the US.The Director of Photography for this movie is amazing. He tells part of the story just with his lighting expertise. So much more with this movie. The lighting envelopes your mood in the movie.The choice of music, I almost think was the lighting director's taste. The music matches the visual imagery perfectly.The Director, the reason all this could happen; a genius ahead of his time (in the US). I you watched such great films as Amelie, and appreciated them, he uses this same theme.Visual Imagery to tell a story PLUS matching music.To top it off he chose the best lead actor, and he played it perfectly.This is one of the few movies that I watch and there is no flaw in acting, casting, music or plot.It is a masterpiece.I don't care what 48 percent of Trump America thinks.This is a visual, 'French inspired' Masterpiece.The fact, that at time of writing it has 3 stars, only make me like it more.This is a movie without any stars, just talent and creativity and most of America thinks it sucks (3 stars). Idiocracy can vote on Netflix, and they not only elect Trump, they decide what they like.Good for them. This movie gave me hope in American cinema.A medium that has let us down so often. This movie is a chance to reclaim originality in cinema.It is a movie that will gain fame over time because of it's cinematic excellence.Vote 1 star on this, it won't matter to me; it will just affirm that you aren't ready for a movie like this.Cinematic perfection.

The film The Double, based off of Dostoyevsky's famous novel, is a naturalist exploration of a depressed man named Simon's encounters with love, suicide, and his doppelganger James. This film is woven with experimental elements, unique stylistic choices, and wonderful and believable acting.The acting in this film is truly astounding, there are were I begin to believe Jesse Eisenberg is two different people on the screen. He wonderfully captures and develops ticks, quirks, and deeply genuine character design for both Simon and James. Even though the two characters look and dress the same, the confidence changes and difference in speech makes them feel like completely separate people. One can claim a lot of this realism may come from editing, which is also an impressive feat, but the natural delivery and banter between these two characters reveals true acting talent. Besides these two leading roles, the other actors delivered acceptably standard performances. They seemed to be supporting this acting feat of the main actor instead of finding their own voices and dimensions, which is fine in a piece with such a personal conflict. The acting was not the only impressive part of this film, the general design and experimental construction throughout was subtly very effective. The creators of this film built an entire world, a world that needed no further explanation than the information we received. The universe was based in an vague limbo, where items and locations were separate from eras we are familiar with and occupy a world and time period of their own. The general white noise and lo-fidelity audio production was quirky and worked with this universe as well, it is clear that these pops and hisses throughout the film could annoy or upset certain viewers but I thought it added a layer of uncertainty and alienation that benefited the film's aesthetic.Delving further into the film's aesthetic, there is a general mood to the film that is supported by characteristic cinematography and unique set design that makes this movie stand alone. All of the camera work in The Double is extremely purposeful and smooth, it follows the movement of the actors with mathematical framing and direction. Each shot has purpose meaning this film's direction goes out of its way to be interesting and deeper. In many shots the film emulates Kubrick or Wes Anderson with tight and straight framing where characters tend to be left or right justified. The camera is almost a character in itself in this film, working with Jesse Eisenberg's traits and go hand in hand with his detailed performances. All in all, this film is extremely compelling. It takes a well rounded and solid concept and adds a world of its own, with wonderful acting and a beautifully wild soundtrack. I would recommend this film to anyone who likes dark comedy and/or films involving analysis and deeper meaning.

I found this movie very fascinating, with all of its twists and turns I was engaged throughout. There were so many different things to look out for in this movie that it was hard to keep track of it all. With how the lighting was to the length of each shot to the sound in the background, it was a movie that was always visually and mentally interesting. Having a little bit of experience in the film making process I could enjoy watching the Double while also thinking about what everything I was watching meant. When we were first introduced to Simon James, he is in a train. There is no one else with him, I believe this is to symbolize how isolated he is all the time. Then when a man tells him to move he gives up easily and this is a part of Simon's character development throughout the movie. Throughout the movie the colors on screen have a greenish-yellow filter over them which shows just how grimy and unclean the world Simon lives in is. Also, during the whole movie, it's nighttime. Almost like they are inside throughout the whole thing. The creators of this film did that to show how closed in the world is and what little escape Simon has from the terrible life he's living. All of the previously stated observations made this movie really cool to watch. I liked picking out the little things that made this movie unique. When I was watching I liked how the colors and light were consistent to keep up the theme of the movie. All of the technical components had a big part in the story line and what the directors wanted us to think and feel from this movie.