Film No. 39 (2014) May 24th. 11:00 AM LUNA Leederville.
The Double plays with our mind; but more importantly it plays with Simon James's (Jesse Eisenburg) mind.
This dark thriller asks an interesting question. If you are not happy with who you are then what would it be like if you met yourself; the self with all those energetic and charismatic qualities you wished you had? Then as you get to know your other self you begin to find out who you really are.
Eisenburg is excellent as the duel characters, Simon and James. The real challenge for an audience is to detect and distinguish between the two characters. Eisenburg shows what range he has as an actor and he has it in "spades". Hannah (Mia Wasikowska) plays the love interest with "dead pan" poise but I have to admit to being confused by her actions on occasions. I'm convinced, however, that The Double needs a second viewing !
After watching The Zero Theorem recently there are many common themes, namely a dark, dark landscape and a desperately confused hero. Double has a "smarter" script and it is in the words that we begin to unravel the puzzle Simon has to solve and what's real in his world ! 9GUMS.
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