Directed by: Dennis Villeneuve
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal
Streaming on Prime Video.
The film has a simple premise - a man identifies his doppleganger and starts taking his place secretly. The way it's used, and the tone of the film that is achieved is the beauty of the film. The film has a tone where it's mostly gloomy, there is a tinge of eeriness creeping in now and then, and they elicit anxiety too out of some scenes. I was reminded of Nocturnal Animals. In films like these, more than the plot and character, the tone takes a fronthand. I love such films where the mystery slowly creeps in. And here it's subliminal. You don't even notice it, and midway you realize the tense situation. I love the way it's shot, the color palette that comes through - it also helps in getting the tone.
What I'd have probably done differently is - I'd have had the pregnant woman recognize him that he's not her partner and that happens midway of sex. And she doesn't confront it, because she knows if she confronts it, he might harm her. And from there, it can briefly go into a space of her trying to escape from him. This kind of scene intercut with the car scene would've been fun. I like how there is more layers to the film than what's on the physical layer. The film explores very few conflicts that could've come up from this premise, but it's understandable because that's how the tone of the film is. It takes time for the mystery to creep in.
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