2013 · thriller · mystery
Enemy
Directed by Denis Villeneuve1h 31m2013
A mild-mannered college professor discovers a look-alike actor and delves into the other man's private affairs.
Our read: Enemy (2013) reads as a heavy, measured, surreal thriller · mystery entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, measured, measured thriller / mystery, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- measured
- surreal
- bleak
- cold
- twisty
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How Enemy feels to watch.
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What watching it is actually like.
“You want a foggy Toronto puzzle about doubles and dread.”
Skip it tonight — You need answers tonight; this film hoards them on purpose.
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