noralee
I went to see "Passion of Mind" because I usually get a kick out of the genre of alternate reality romances, i.e. "Sliding Doors," "Me, Myself, I," etc. But this was the worst one I've ever seen! I had to force myself to sit through it. I didn't even stay through the credits which is unheard of for me.The magical realism was completely missing because Demi Moore was grim and the lovers she was two-timing were guys who usually play villains, though each was kind of sexy and appealing.There was actually a psychological explanation provided for the dual lives, with a distasteful frisson of The Elektra Complex; maybe the magic shouldn't be explained for this genre to work.(originally written 5/28/2000)
george.schmidt
PASSION OF MIND (2000) * Demi Moore, Stellan Skarsgard, William Fichtner, Sinead Cusack,Peter Riegert, Gerry Bamman, Julianne Nicholson. Dreadful romantic fantasy with echoes of Richard Matheson and `Sliding Doors' with Moore as a womanwho suspects she's living two simultaneous lives in a dreamscape. Lugubrious and plodding with a laughable scriptand overtly heartfelt `acting'. Easily the worst film in Moore'scanon. (Dir: Alain Berliner)
res0owwh
POSSIBLE SPOILERS HEREIN.Who are we? What are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going? This movie deals with some, if not all, of the above questions.The main character portrayed by Demi Moore is classified by medical science as "multiple personality disordered". Yet, from a spiritual/philosophical/mystical/metaphysical/quantum mechanics physics viewpoint, she is classified as multidimensional in existence or inter-dimensional in existence. Spiritual philosophical reference: "In my Father's house there are many mansions".This movie does an excellent job of accurately illustrating the overlap of one or more universes onto and into another or others and/or the overlap of one or more consciousnesses onto and into another or others.The movie is classified as "fiction with a purpose" - it teaches about alternate realities/existences/universes/worlds/dimensions. It is a "truth movie" or "teaching movie"
normesher
I got this movie on DVD in China, and the quality of the pressing wasn't great. Nevertheless, the story was well constructed and well acted. The switches from the scenes in France and those in New York were well done and certainly helped my small brain to know where I was in the story. I wouldn't call it a plot. Just a simple story with romance and difficult decisions... which lover to stay with? The idea that both partners could be completely fictional makes the story interesting. And the climax of the movie was beautifully done. I would certainly recommend this to people who like romantic stories!