Cathex What we have here is nothing short of film-making at its best. The subject line alone is incredibly brave and the numerous psychological and philosophical nuances are brought to the fore with masterful subtlety and skill.The film revolves around a woman who has lost her lover in a tragic accident. Driven by grief and guilt she decides to give birth to his clone, eventually leading to all kinds of complications.The film runs on so many levels. At its most superficial it's about incest sure, but more so it's about the difficulty of coping with grief and lost love objects, it's a figurative examination of the Freudian Oedipus Complex and also a look at identity, sacrifice and love. In this much the film is like a poem, richly metaphorical and deeply personal, able to be interpreted in many ways.The director's use of imagery, graphic matches and attendance to the script's subtext is simply excellent. Throughout the plot there are at least three times when the protagonists are thrown into a 'different planet' from a psychological perspective. It begins with a snail on a table, then with a child's imagination about his origins and again with the final epiphany. All these instances are subtle enough to work purely subconsciously, but the viewer will also enjoy discovering these revolutions of meaning visually.The only thing that I felt could have been done better was Matt Smith's characterisation of Thomas. Although I'm sure he wanted to portray a very emotional and child-like character somehow he comes off as having a learning difficulty, which is slightly disappointing. I felt he could have been far more intellectually present whilst retaining his emotional sensitivity without coming across as 'simple' if a different interpretation had been made. That said, he certainly does enough for us to empathise with the character and does manage to maintain integrity throughout. In the end this film is bold because of course it was never going to popular, just as Freud's theories on sexuality were never popular, and that earns everyone who made and produced this film a special kind of respect.

csisman-595-441500 Tense, harrowing, subtle...and just a teeny bit boring. Aesthetically it's beautiful, the acting is great on all sides, although Matt Smith is occasionally just Matt Smith. This is a wonderful idea, and you can really see what they tried to do with it. The problem is that the meat of the movie is just not there. Endless silences do build tension, and reinforce the atmosphere of secrecy, but honestly after an hour you'll find yourself distracted. Much more could have been made of this spectacular idea, especially with this cast, if only the script were just a little bit more dense and satisfying. Ultimately I was interested, but bored.

livstrongeva Jeez… This movie… For me I can view it from two sides. And I think most people who watch this movie see similarly like I do.On one hand, we have a serious topic about cloning. That is the buzz of discussion not only for scientists, but also religious people, people who work with ethics, morals. Cloning might seem as opportunity to bring someone back – like in this movie Rebecca decides to save her friend Tommy, who died in a car accident. The only way to have him back is to give birth to his clone. But here comes the questions: who will give birth? Will the clone really be the same? How other people might react to the clone? I mean, all of his friends and family will be growing older and he will be in the infant age slowly growing up. Then what becomes the point of cloning? By the time, the clone will grow up, people might move on, as they would do without the clone. So is it just some second chance for the parents? But this movie goes even deeper: Rebecca is NOT Tommy's parent. She's his friend. She becomes his mother. And that motherhood is becoming disturbing as little Tommy is growing up and becoming the man he was before he died.Other people's opinion about clones is quite negative. Nobody wants to be friends with the "copies". Maybe it's because everybody wants to be unique, original. And there are people who are literally copies of someone. They bring back memories about that person. And not all memories can be good.Yes, this movie was quite disturbing. On the other hand, the music and acting are just brilliant. I know Eva Green's Rebecca might seem emotionless, but you can see from small twitches the hidden emotions. Well of course, she can't show all emotions – she was about to be Tommy's lover, and now she's his mother. There has to be A LOT of things hidden. I believe it is also painful for her to see Tommy becoming the man who died. Matt Smith (small pause for fangirling because of Doctor Who) showed a spawn of emotions. Anger, sadness, passion, goofiness, love, confusion – they were changing in his eyes and actions. It is very interesting to see how he starts understanding that not everything is right, that his mom is hiding something. I don't want to spoil anything, but it is fascinating and disturbing to see.The music takes you like into a fairytale. Yes, a fairytale of science fiction which is quite disturbing and fascinating at the same time. I recommend you to watch it, even though you might feel confused in your morals after it.

MattyGibbs This is a sparse and beautifully filmed sci-fi drama, very much along the lines of Never Let Me Go.The subject matter makes this an uncomfortable film to watch and it is almost unrelentingly bleak. The dark tone of the film is augmented by the stunning cinematography which were the highlight of the film for me.The performances are only so so. I am not a fan of Matt Smith who is merely adequate. Eva Green does a better job as the mother/girlfriend. The rest of the cast are good but are given very limited screen time.The film doesn't really go anywhere but for me it never got boring. It does raise some interesting questions about cloning without ramming them down your throat.It was a much better film than I thought it would be and if you don't mind slow moving drama is well worth a watch.