Bears a striking resemblance to Stay. The protagonist goes through a very similar struggle—discerning what is real and what isn’t through some odd situations and circumstances. This film definitely had a darker tone to it. The subject matter approached an indie horror flavor, while Stay seemed to keep its strangeness on the psychological mystery end of things. It was also visually darker—mostly a very drab palette in dreary or dimly-lit scenes.
Christian Bale lost 60 pounds for the role of the skin-and-bones insomniac.
I inadvertently “called it” when the film began, saying: “looks like this picks up where Fight Club left off,” because the scene reminded me of that film’s explosive finale. It ended up sharing a few other similarities.
I preferred Stay’s approach and presentation, but i definitely enjoyed this one. The one big thing i’m a little unsure about is where the Ivan character came from, and why he looked the way he did compared with Reznik.
