Description
A mild-mannered college professor discovers a look-alike actor and delves into the other man's private affairs.
You can't escape Yourself!
2014-03-14
N/A
91 min
A mild-mannered college professor discovers a look-alike actor and delves into the other man's private affairs.
Enemy is one of those films that’s more interesting than fun to watch. Gyllenhaal’s on great form (twice over), and Villeneuve’s direction is slick and moody as ever. I was into the whole theme of self-sabotage—how bad decisions come back to bite—but it’s definitely more of a thinker than a thriller. The final scene is meant to rattle you, but it didn’t do much for me, mainly because that kind of thing doesn’t freak me out. I know loads of people who’d hate it, though. It's not a bad watch; it's just not one I’d be in a hurry to revisit.