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Entertaining But Meaningless


I was mostly entertained without the film ever losing my attention (though it's longer than it needs to be).

I found the idea of exploring our inner turmoil, how it defines and cages us, very interesting and subtle. We are each playing a role. Occasionally, we get found out. All of us want to be found out.

My only criticism was Lilith's motivation for destroying Stanton. It was non-existent and only served to bewilder me. But I guess it pushed the plot along. And Stanton's motivations for trusting her with his money contradicted everything we know about him.

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