Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Pretty much this like serbian movie "Enemy" 1965. ("Neprijatelj")...both based on Dostoyevsky but this one is not my favorite choice

Engaging, witty, whimsical, has a melange of all tones in the right measure (sad, cheery, humorous, dramatic, romantic (but not corny), noir). It has a similar visual style to the series "Pushing Daisies" and shares connections with Wes Anderson's cinematography, but with a sad tone lining the film, the director maintians his own style. Just as a great horror film director manifests with characters on screen that embody our incomplete fears from nighmares, Richard Ayoade captures what we romanticise when we have a feeling of longing, joy or admiration but don't directly think about it. The actors are lovely and gave a great performance, they achieve the aforementioned Wes Anderson style, fairytale-like yet stil natural. It's incredible how well performed Simon (main charater) is and how it's possible that Jason ("the double") is coming from the same body/person.The film does not have a cheap feeling, nor that of a grand hollywood production, but that's exactly what makes it perfect, it adds to the setting. I was supprised at how well mended the plot was, I thought it would only be possible to live up to the synopsis if it had constant supernatural fenomena but it doesn't, you have to watch it to see the beautiful story they weave.Personal note: This film made me feel inspired because it was so well made, very aspect of it touched me. The characters and actors, especially the mimetisation of Jesse's and Mia's performance, and the character growth of Simon made me admire them and think about personalities and actions outside of the story, in this world and in my life. I haven't watched the director's other films yet but I expect to have the same feeling with them (I already get the same feeling of cheerful wistfulness simply with Submarine's trailers!, which has been on my list for quite a while now).

I love movies, almost all of them.I even liked Iron Sky. But I didn't make it through this. I was reticent to give up on it, so I read some of the other reviews. I don't want to be unkind either. I have seen most of the other movies referenced in the other reviews -- I'm mad about Brazill for example, all of Gilliam's stuff mostly.And I could never suffer through actually reading Dostoevsky, I'd rather watch a dozen good movies.And I think I figured out early on that he was he, and him too. OK. And then?Others remark on the acting. I'm not easily impressed, Jesse plays Jesse playing some part it seems to me, like a lot of actors. Effects, OK effects. I like Harryhausen too, much harder in its day to be that bad.I'd rather watch something more like a quiche, less like an egg white omelet. Juice, hash browns, good cup of coffee, and maybe a cherry danish.I am me and you are me and we all like breakfast.

I can imagine that this is a film that divides the audience based on how much you relate to the situation the main character is in. This movie does a great job displaying how it feels to be socially outside your community, and feeling that you're always getting the wrong end of the stick. It's obviously not a realistic portrayal, but it's one that's very relatable to people being in similar situations. And I think that on some level, everyone feels kind of like this, in the sense that it seems that everyone else understands or knows something that you don't. I think the movie captures this feeling, along with shyness, in a great way.The visual style is reminiscent of movies like Brazil, which kind of has the same hopelessness baked into them.At times, the plot stumbles a little bit in itself, but it usually picks itself up again pretty quickly. I enjoyed the performances all around, and I'm curious to see other movies from the director.