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  Review by rebecca ★★★

  i feel like jesse eisenberg did this movie because he was jealous that armie hammer got cloned in the social network (2010) and he didn’t

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  Review by ScreeningNotes ★★★★★ 22

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  "I like to think I'm pretty unique."

  I have a theory. You know what that means? It's time for Silly Psychoanalysis with Screening Notes! Everybody get your Silly Theory Hats on! I'm going to be analyzing what I see as the film's psychological core. If you're looking for a more traditional (and spoiler-free) review, try my previous entry for the film. On this second viewing I bumped up my rating by half a star and the film snuck into my top 10 for 2013. I still have a few minor problems with it (some of the jokes still fall flat for me and the characters occasionally lapse into clichés), but overall I think it's an exceptional little movie. It's evocative,…

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  Review by davidehrlich ★★★★ 2

  take Dostoyevsky, add 1 part Gilliam, 1 part Tati & a thimble of early Woody Allen. stir to near-perfection. i wasn't impressed by the instantly forgettable SUBMARINE, but Ayoade wows here, bending the hyper-stylized aesthetic to his will and greater purpose.

  the 2nd half doesn't feel quite as precise as the first (likely by design), but the film coheres quite nicely as a refreshingly difficult look at how everyone desperately wants to feel different, and that's what makes us all the same. curious as to how this one will sit with me... and holy shit, mia wasikowska. and holy shit, andrew hewitt's score.

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  Review by DirkH ★★★★ 6

  The Double is an Orwellian nightmare, doused in sickly artificial light and imbued with delightfully awkward absurdism.

  Ayoade has crafted a film that feels like a scrapbook of his influences all blended together to create his own unique vision of a classic story. While it perhaps does not explore the doppelganger motif as deeply as Dostoyevsky's story, it still makes all the right choices in how it wants to present itself. It's as bizarre as its premise, finding a lot of humour in awkward places. There is always a risk that the more serious and dramatic directions the story will inevitably go, will fall flat because of the tone it sets, but I did not find that to be the case here at all.

  Aided by a terrific score and an amazing performance by Eisenberg, Ayoade's film has ended up as a tightly paced, dark, witty and absurd exploration of insanity and identity.

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  Review by liam f ★★★★★ 10

  why do I feel like Richard Ayoade has a secret Letterboxd account

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  Review by matt lynch ★★★

  "This shit is freakin' Kafka-esque, bitch!" -- Fyodor Dostoevsky

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  Review by ˗ˏˋ Liam ˊˎ˗ ★★★★ 2

  i would like richard ayoade to make more movies his movies are really cool

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  Review by hesitant movie enjoyer ★★★★★

  jesse eisenberg died and was replaced by a lookalike

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  Review by Luchoripan ★★★★ 1

  YOU vs YOU
  The winner? Nobody
  I know, it sounds philosophical. But who creates your nightmares? No one but you

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  Review by lauren ★★★★½ 1

  jesse eisenberg died in 2013 and was replaced by a clone: thread

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  Review by Caty Alexandre ★★★★½ 19

  Since everyone is checking Godzilla this weekend I decided to counter the wave and I went to the theater to see The Double which I'm interested about since I've heard of it.

  Richard Ayoade is very peculiar as a director. In The Double, similar with what he did in Submarine, he proves again that he likes to write about awkward characters with awkward ways of living their lives, different looks and pretty unfit personalities.

  Simon is just a simple clerk at an office where no one notices him. He is always so shy and unconfident that people make fun of him and most of the times don't believe in his skills at his job. When a new employee arrives at…

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  Review by Vishwas Verma ★★★★★ 1

  things getting out of control.
  spying on a girl with binoculars.
  things are still out of control.