As I stated in the summary, this is yet another one of an ever increasing number of films that cheats its audience. I mean the way in which a film deliberately blurs the line between fantasy and reality makes it less accountable for its plot, narrative and conclusion.
Still, I loved Fight Club and I liked this. You are supposed to be wonder if the events the central character finds himself him are real, or perhaps just a dream.
It begins as a conventional romance, a statement on the insecurities of men and their loneliness. The woman who enters this sad man's life seems too good to be true, and that is what holds the audience - we know something isn't quite right about her past.
As you have read from the other comments, this has a graphic and shocking ending. But the relevance of this is not made clear. The director however, is perhaps one step ahead of us in this respect, but one thing is for certain and that is the next time you feel run down, a shiatsu session may be a little off-putting.
Still, I loved Fight Club and I liked this. You are supposed to be wonder if the events the central character finds himself him are real, or perhaps just a dream.
It begins as a conventional romance, a statement on the insecurities of men and their loneliness. The woman who enters this sad man's life seems too good to be true, and that is what holds the audience - we know something isn't quite right about her past.
As you have read from the other comments, this has a graphic and shocking ending. But the relevance of this is not made clear. The director however, is perhaps one step ahead of us in this respect, but one thing is for certain and that is the next time you feel run down, a shiatsu session may be a little off-putting.