So after several people recommending this movie to me on account of me being a psychology major, I finally watched this movie.-side note- I watched it from a 99 cent bootleg my mom bought illegally at some variety store where this old chinese guy pushes movies he burns onto his customers. My mom is a loyal customer.
I'm not going to give a plot summary, some people hate that whole spoiler thing and normally I have no problem doing it. Keep that in mind when reading reviews from time to time.
So everything starts with an investigation on an island where a facility for the criminally insane is set. A missing patient. Here's an island of psychopaths and all sorts of delusional creeps. It grows into an exploration of schizophrenia although I feel the need to point out that statisically speaking, schizophrenics are less likely to be violent than other demographics. It seems movies and media really like to use delusional schizophrenics are scary villians. But seeing as that can be good fiction I'll let it slide and not take away any points by perpetuating an incorrect stereotype.
What I like about this movie is the blurred line between reality and delusion that is only resolved in the final moments. It keeps you wondering what exactly is going on and who is true or false. My only complaint is that I expected one final twist in the end and didn't get it. I suppose keeping things within reality may be a better choice anyway. I was diggin the whole conspiracy thing.
I give it 4 Haldols out of 5
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