Nobody (2007)

Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

Fresh and Exciting

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Fortunately, I didn't let the low ratings this film has received dissuade me from seeing it. Borrowing elements from filmmakers such as the Coen brothers, David Lynch, and David Cronenburg, the writer/director of "Nobody" managed to create his own unique and surreal neo-noir movie. The cinematography and production design is visually stunning, and the meticulously crafted script originated the kind of narrative thread that was later used in the more highly praised "Triangle." The story is not a confusing mess that randomly ends without any closure, as some have suggested; rather, it is a narrative in which the resolution (or lack of) is inextricably tied to the beginning (as was the case in the movie "Memento"). As in all noir films, the mystery is unraveled by an eventual understanding of past events; however, circumstances occurring in the story have led to these past events being revisited in an unusual way. It's unfortunate that this narrative has been the object of all its criticisms, as the narrative is precisely what makes this film so interesting and unique.

Let me start off by saying this movie makes absolutely NO sense whatsoever. I did find that annoying like other reviewers and wanted some sort of conclusion. However, the acting done by the entire cast and just for the mere sake of artwork this is a film I will respect and most likely watch over and over again, trying to make sense out of it. The best I can offer is that it is a nightmare - there are so many questions I have about this film that are left unanswered. But just the sheer brilliance of being able to confuse me and intrigue me as a viewer has earned the right to place it in an element of needing to watch it again. The best movies for me are ones that can evoke emotion from me, and while this movie once again made absolutely no sense - I thoroughly enjoyed being led through the bizarre and unreal journey. I loved Costas Mandylor as an actor before this film for his delivery and tough guy attitude that he conveys in most of his films. After seeing it I can also say that I now highly respect him as an actor. I am sure his role in the film was extremely challenging to play and he did it with conviction. This movie doesn't resolve anything and is highly confusing - I wouldn't want to watch it often. Once again however, I respect it for the art that it is and I am sure I will be watching it again. In terms of recommending the movie, I would only recommend it to people that I know would enjoy the kind of mental torture and art aspect of this film. I don't believe this film is for the general public and I would warn anyone before watching this film that they should be prepared to be thoroughly discombobulated.

There might be quite some people on this planet, who would say, the film doesn't make sense, there is no sense in it, or the story is not good or doesn't make any sense.But this is just quite the kind of art which the movie uses, to make your active conscious brain loose it's sense, it's power, it's need to understand things. The movie takes you on a journey from the rational to the irrational and to the point where you understand even the irreal, which in my opinion is the whole goal of the film.Explanation of the movie (spoiler, read it when you have seen it, or before to understand the movie): The movie shows you a story of a man who killed someone.The story takes twists, shows you different perspectives of the plot, and at a point fixes loose ends not by telling you a rational story, but by showing you, that the man who is told to kill, is in the end on an irreal journey to kill himself, when you realize this, that is the point where loose ends meet and you see a circle in the idea of meaning, that doesn't make sense in a rational way, but in an irreal way it totally makes sense (for your other brain hemisphere, that is there for feelings, dreams, irrational and irreal things, that just can't work, but in dreams very often things are not possible and just DO work and make sense in an irrational way).the movie is pure art. with a story, that elevates into endlessness, because the man stands for the rational thinking that wants to understand the irrational side, what is not possible. so he keeps to kill himself in his own story and thoughts over and over and doesn't find the exit, because the exit can't be found in a rational way.the gatekeeper is a woman who sits at the exit and represents a part in our brain/world (philosophically). she makes a fortune and gets a gold coin every time the rational thinker get hysteric over wanting to understand irrational things in a rational way.in my opinion she represents the "knowledge" of his own brain over what is happening. you can only find the exit through instinct, and understanding of your feelings, and only the first time you experience and live situations.every time he thinks again about a situation, anything gets more blurry until he finds himself in a circle of actions he can't undo, he is the active part (the killer) (who takes actions) and the passive part (the one who get's killed) (who experiences the effects of other people's thinking (even his own)).other people i watched the movie with, didn't understand the movie and just thought they didn't understand the story and it was a bad movie.but the story is there to make no sense, to lift your rational thinking and start understanding things on a more irrational and irreal basis that make sense nonetheless in it's own form of existence.

I really tried, I did.. Great sound editing, acting was good, well shot movie....but repetitious and not in a good way. Made me want to find something interesting in my pocket to stare at. I fully support independent films, And I loved the David Lynch meets Millers Crossing style....but I could not help being bored and annoyed. The 3 other people who saw this with me were not as nice in their critique. One fell asleep. Another became noticeably angry and irritated. The last just kept fidgeting and sighing. Hearing the same lines of dialog 3-4 times just doesn't work in this film. I would see something else by the director though, shows promise.