I enjoyed watching this film. The passion that Ryan Gosling displays in this movie is amazing for an actor his age. As far as the subject matter of the movie, the religious aspects seemed a little fuzzy. It's layered in Jewish theology, however, it's not as clear at times.I was troubled at times by the message that the movie was trying to make. It seemed at times like Danny was suffering from split personality disorder rather than just going through a phase of confusion and self-hate. I think that a lot of the neurotic behavior shown by Danny was done on purpose to further emphasize the struggle taking place inside of him.
This movie may disturb some and confuse others but the acting is pretty good. Ryan did his best to keep this movie coherent but he can't work miracles. Good acting, shaky story.
This movie may disturb some and confuse others but the acting is pretty good. Ryan did his best to keep this movie coherent but he can't work miracles. Good acting, shaky story.