sdanilina I rented this movie because initially I was a fan of James Franco... I did not even know what it was about nor did I care much because if it was a thriller with him, it's good enough for me to see in my down time. Now, enough about me... The movie itself; I feel like it is completely underrated, thus the review... The acting by the characters, I thought was amazing... The plot was simplistic at its best, in my viewpoint... there could have been two variations of what occurred; either Winona's character was honestly just bored with life in general and had hidden desires for Franco and thus created a world where all those familiar to her and she trusted had wronged her to give her an excuse to "take" action on her deeper feelings for this new man (the attempt to "kiss") OR her boyfriend was just a dirt bag who was wronging her from the very beginning. I found the story and the filming extremely interesting and refreshing in the sense that it really made you dive deep and think into the psychology of each character. Every point in the movie had indications leading you further into thinking more deeply. The bottom line as I saw it is that it's easy to see the main character as a psychotic and to "imagine" everything going on, it's a harder thought to see it is as the main character coming to terms with the fact that everyone around her is betraying her and thus her changing the script and using the "play" as her tool to deal with the actual reality that her boyfriend is cheating on her and that everyone around her knows it. I think just as in life, this movie tries to express that point; while things are clear to others, they make not be as clear to us as individuals who are invested. In a last note, I believe it is extremely difficult to attempt to film a movie in a first person narrative, so I completely applaud this one... It made me think and I enjoyed it, there should be more pieces like this.

lukebria Beautifully made, well-performed and thought-provoking film.I just finished watching this and cannot say for sure what happened to Winona Ryder's character. But you know what, that's not necessarily a liability. Is she suffering a schizophrenic breakdown, did she die and now she's talking to us from the afterlife, was she the victim of a murderous conspiracy by her cheating boyfriend--I don't know, but I look forward to watching this again and trying to figure it out.For those who gave this film 1 star and couldn't appreciate what the writer/director was doing with the slow pacing, the fading sound, the out-of-focus shots, etc., go see The Expendables 2: they keep things REAL SIMPLE there, just the way you likes 'em!

blakecpa One of the worst movies I've seen in a long time. It is total garbage. Absolutely nothing goes on for the better part of 90 minutes. There are a lot of artsy scenes, floaty music scores, and incredibly boring (but supposedly deep) moments, all probably trying to make the case that this is an important and meaningful movie. Nothing could be further from the truth. It's film school crap...freshman year of film school. Then, at the end of the movie, you find out Rider's character is nuts. Great.If you need to do something for 90 minutes, spend your time more wisely and go get a root canal.

KAEMARIE WEST A play write making a play for her big night debut, seems to be losing her mind , and it shows in her play that is actually a bit obsessive in itself,the boy friend has so much copper in his bag he could build a small shop of copper figurines then it is gone copper by the way in high doses. can cause mental disorders, Ryder does a very good job. and a good job of making her cast of the play go a bit nuts. it was a tad slow her play seemed to to be like her life. that is what confuses people i believe. its not a 10 to be sure. but it is worth a watch if you like psych thrillers or things on the line that you have to pay attention don't miss a word a figure it out yourself type of movie then this is one you will like