"Chaos is order yet undeciphered."

Well, that was a mind fuck if there ever was one. I don't think I can remember having left a theater so confused before. I turned to the man next to me, who I noticed had also gone to see the same film, and noticed that he was shaking his head. "What did you think of it?," I asked him. "Not good... not good at all." And I totally understood where he was coming from, because who could have been prepared for a film (or an ending, for that matter) like that?

Yet I was not on the same page; I loved Enemy. I LOVED it. Maybe it has to do with my appreciation for…

It's difficult to articulate the skin-crawling, bone-chilling and spine-tingling aura of Denis Villeneuve's Enemy. In the full 90 minutes, we cross and recross the emotional spectrum all the while mesmerised by the films surreal tone and eeriness. Mystifying to all upon first inspection, the film was never intended for lethargic audiences. It was intended for the analytical and inquisitive who constantly and passionately congregate the clues in an attempt to solve the bamboozling riddle. I, myself, may not have unlocked all of Enemy's secrets, but I knew I was in the company of a masterpiece. An innovative, spellbinding, and horrifying masterpiece.

If you look at Enemy from one perspective, you may perceive a gripping thriller delineating two people who physically…

Beautifully shot and exceptionally acted, Enemy is a nightmare of a film for both its protagonists and its audience. Before I start to theorize like a moron, I have to say a few things without spoilers. Enemy showcases just how good an actor Gyllenhaal can be. The subtleties in his performance are extraordinary. In mostly wordless scenes he still manages to give each version of his characters an identity. Melanie Laurent and Sarah Gadon are both stunning as well, with Gadon blowing me away completely in many a scene where her expressions are worth a thousand words. Vileneuve has shot everything in a sickly, nicotine stained palette, instilling his film with a disturbing atmosphere from the get go.

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A man discovers his doppelganger in a movie he watches one night. He becomes obsessed and decides to track him down, with unexpected consequences.

This was a challenging, baffling, yet incredibly well made and interesting picture. Jake Gyllenhaal plays Adam/Anthony, giving a very different yet equally strong performance as both characters. It's a slow moving story, and there are metaphors galore that I could recognise, but went completely over my head. Despite this, I found it gripping almost from the start to the very bizarre end. The music built up the tension brilliantly and really kept things on edge - even the simplest words or actions. The meeting in the hotel room was fraught and the finale, switching between the…