...Spoiler right at the beginning of this review...
This movie might have earned a 9 if not for the non-ending. Maybe I'm not that deep, but I like a finite ending, or at least something that suggests a finite ending, rather than just a fade to black with the main character sitting in a chair.
The story involves a troubled young man with a split personality: He's a painfully shy, neurotic male bank clerk, and he's also his own "wife," with the two personalities often at odds with one another. ("I'm my own boss. My wife can't tell me what to do," the male personality declares stridently to the town sheriff.) The plot essentially profiles the clash between these two halves of the person. As I mention in the title of this review, this is compelling stuff, as the lead actor is superbly convincing in both roles. As others here have suggested, this is an Oscar-worthy performance.
Too bad the writer and/or director didn't have an ending.
This movie might have earned a 9 if not for the non-ending. Maybe I'm not that deep, but I like a finite ending, or at least something that suggests a finite ending, rather than just a fade to black with the main character sitting in a chair.
The story involves a troubled young man with a split personality: He's a painfully shy, neurotic male bank clerk, and he's also his own "wife," with the two personalities often at odds with one another. ("I'm my own boss. My wife can't tell me what to do," the male personality declares stridently to the town sheriff.) The plot essentially profiles the clash between these two halves of the person. As I mention in the title of this review, this is compelling stuff, as the lead actor is superbly convincing in both roles. As others here have suggested, this is an Oscar-worthy performance.
Too bad the writer and/or director didn't have an ending.