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Intelligent movies are a rare breed. Generally films about twisted minds disintegrate into horrible 'thriller/horror' clichés. It's refreshing to see a film that so purely encompasses a highly intelligent but damaged mind. Agreed that not everyone will like this film. It doesn't make them stupid, but the film will always be appreciated by those who can recognize how twisted a mind becomes when you see the world from a diametrically opposite view to 'normal'. I won't go into the details, but believe me, if you liked sucker punch then you will absolutely love this. Layers upon layers of characters, every scene, every background music resonates with literary genius! I am just sad that the movie ended, and that I might not see another one Luke this for a long time.

I'm at a loss for words for how bad this is. A terrible injustice to anyone with a mental illness as the writer had absolutely no understanding of mental illness, psychology, psychiatric institutions, mental health therapy or medicine. This film is idiotic and the silly romanticizing and misunderstanding of Disassociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder) just makes it all the more painful to watch. The sexualizing of its mentally ill protagonist shows that this is some lurid attempt at cashing in on teen angst and rebellion while the teen film resurgence, brought on by Twilight and its distasteful ilk, is still viably profitable. This is a base, sickening teen- exploitation film. I think there may be a new exploitation category now with films like this, Maze Runner and Battle Royale - teen- exploitation.

Surprisingly well written dialogue, very good character development on main character, nudity/sexuality appropriate for the scenes and help to develop the story (not to mention the hot babes), small appearance by Sasha Grey she did well, strange ending but all comes together. Good soundtrack, visuals, supporting cast no issues here. A dark and gritty movie. melo-dramatic throughout and interesting ending, unexpected ending. Choreographed fights scenes were well done. There are good transitions between scenes as well, as there is a minor sub-plot that is fleshed out. If you like Sucker Punch or Fight Club you'll probably enjoy this one. Spot on and a must see if you like alternative non-traditional story telling, nothing bad about this movie at all and found it entertaining.

Another picture that had way more potential than its final product. When a young woman with dissociative identity disorder is brought to some kind of madhouse, people start killing themselves for no apparent reason. With a bunch of eccentric characters and a visual style that provokes Sin City comparisons, this comic book adaptation will certainly entertain people and capture their attention till the last minute. Unfortunately it all feels a bit rushed, bloated and shallow. With b-listers like Garret Dillahunt, Gina Gershon, Kunal Nayyar, Billy Campbell and Richard Riehle, this movie has some fun acting and prevents from feeling amateuristic, but in the end it's just too much a "been there, seen that" movie...

The movie starts out mysterious, trying to be a thriller. You'll see the main character (perfectly played by Arrow's Katie Cassidy), being a suspect in a murder case, who is also a mental patient. As a mental patient she lives in a building full of other mental patients who are too crazy to be credible, just as her head is inhabited by various personalities. Obviously the movie wants you to wonder what kind of reality (or realities) you're in. While making you think, the movie transforms from a mysterious thriller into something more sci-fi / fantasy. This could be a good thing if it wasn't already well done by The Matrix, or Identity. As the movie transforms from mysterious to crazy and loses all credibility (yes, superpowers), somehow the lead characters succeed in becoming very interesting. Maybe the lead character isn't as crazy as we were meant to believe and her acting skills (together with her co-stars) make this movie watchable and fun, while all the puzzle pieces fall in their place. My advice: don't watch this movie expecting something very complex, but it's good enough thanks to the actors who take their job seriously. The nod goes to Katie Cassidy. After disliking her in Arrow, she made me a believer. Thanks to her the movie is now a 6 instead of a 5.

I don't usually review films as they are very subjective and everyone seems to expect something different but this was getting so much negativity that I thought it deserved some recognition. I came across this while looking through a list of Sci-fi films but this is not Sci-fi. There is an element of that genre but it's mostly about one persons struggle with certain elements of her character which I found fascinating. What I liked mostly where the images and symbolism that made this film resonate with me very deeply. It's a film that makes you think, some people just don't like to do that so they are dismissing it because they just didn't 'get it'. In places the acting could have been a little better and a couple of pieces in the storyline where a little 'clunky', I agree with that but mostly the style and cinematography made up for it. I liked the way it was played out, I liked the characters, I liked the story line and I loved the way it ended which was unexpected. The story was interesting in a way that I did not expect too after reading other reviews and especially after reading the synopsis but it was very well handled overall. If you like films like Memento and Reservoir Dogs (for the story lines not the action), I think you would enjoy this, somebody else said this could become a cult classic and I totally agree, well worth watching !

Hi this movie is AMAZING.The messages are so strong!Katie Cassidy gives the performance of her life!When I saw the trailer I thought it was not a role the audience has used to see her.actually all the cast.This role is wow!Congratulations for her.Katie you Rocked!and also Eliza Dushku was Amazing in this new role I always loved her now even more!Michelle Trachtenberg congratulations you rocked wow!Omg all the cast was amazing.The movie is unique it has the comic atmosphere it's like a new universe.Everything is not too much not too little.Everything you see in there has a meaning! Everyone will get answers according to how much advanced beings they are.John Suits,Dan Schaffer thank you for this movie!

A young woman (Katie Cassidy) is facing her destructive multiple personalities using an experimental new procedure known as "The Siamese Burn." This film is very 1990s, reminiscent of "Donnie Darko" or "Dark City". Unfortunately, it never quite reaches those levels. Despite a great cast and decent plot, and even some people saying this has "cult following" written all over it, it just becomes too difficult to follow, and does not offer nearly enough Michelle Trachtenberg. Katie Cassidy does great, but bring on the Trachtenberg. Good casting making Sasha Grey the "bunny", though... she is finding her transition to mainstream films awfully smooth.

What can I say about this movie that "wow" won't sum up. This is a great movie with amazing pacing and interesting characters. The setting is dirty and broken, and the supporting cast is too. The story follows the life of Sookie as she tells the tail of what happened upon moving into an assisted living apartment in order to transition back into regular life. This story will draw you in and keep you watching from beginning to end. The movie is adapted from a graphic novel of the same name, but having not read it I can't say if this movie followed the source material well.I can say that some detail was put into doing a little research on the mental illnesses shown in the movie. It's not perfect in it's depiction, but close enough to suspend disbelief. This is a must see if you like sci-fi suspense, and creative characters.