Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Pretty much this like serbian movie "Enemy" 1965. ("Neprijatelj")...both based on Dostoyevsky but this one is not my favorite choice

The film The Double, based off of Dostoyevsky's famous novel, is a naturalist exploration of a depressed man named Simon's encounters with love, suicide, and his doppelganger James. This film is woven with experimental elements, unique stylistic choices, and wonderful and believable acting.The acting in this film is truly astounding, there are were I begin to believe Jesse Eisenberg is two different people on the screen. He wonderfully captures and develops ticks, quirks, and deeply genuine character design for both Simon and James. Even though the two characters look and dress the same, the confidence changes and difference in speech makes them feel like completely separate people. One can claim a lot of this realism may come from editing, which is also an impressive feat, but the natural delivery and banter between these two characters reveals true acting talent. Besides these two leading roles, the other actors delivered acceptably standard performances. They seemed to be supporting this acting feat of the main actor instead of finding their own voices and dimensions, which is fine in a piece with such a personal conflict. The acting was not the only impressive part of this film, the general design and experimental construction throughout was subtly very effective. The creators of this film built an entire world, a world that needed no further explanation than the information we received. The universe was based in an vague limbo, where items and locations were separate from eras we are familiar with and occupy a world and time period of their own. The general white noise and lo-fidelity audio production was quirky and worked with this universe as well, it is clear that these pops and hisses throughout the film could annoy or upset certain viewers but I thought it added a layer of uncertainty and alienation that benefited the film's aesthetic.Delving further into the film's aesthetic, there is a general mood to the film that is supported by characteristic cinematography and unique set design that makes this movie stand alone. All of the camera work in The Double is extremely purposeful and smooth, it follows the movement of the actors with mathematical framing and direction. Each shot has purpose meaning this film's direction goes out of its way to be interesting and deeper. In many shots the film emulates Kubrick or Wes Anderson with tight and straight framing where characters tend to be left or right justified. The camera is almost a character in itself in this film, working with Jesse Eisenberg's traits and go hand in hand with his detailed performances. All in all, this film is extremely compelling. It takes a well rounded and solid concept and adds a world of its own, with wonderful acting and a beautifully wild soundtrack. I would recommend this film to anyone who likes dark comedy and/or films involving analysis and deeper meaning.

The Double A film review by: Jamie PolsonSimon James is the main character in the movie "The Double. It takes place at an unknown point in time. Simon James works for a company that deals with data living an average sort of life when a new employee joins the team, and his life goes on an emotional roller coaster. The new employee is named James Simon and has an uncanny resemblance to Simon James. This movie uses a lot of thematic elements in it to convey the story. Different character's facial expressions indicate what that character is thinking. For instance the actor who played Simon James was the same actor that played James Simon, so, to show that he was one or the other, he would have different expressions for that character. Simon always looked sad in the eyes, and James always looked proud of himself or not caring at all. One of the other important thematic items was the soundtrack or music. For example, whenever Simon would be walking somewhere, string instruments would play intense music. Whenever Simon realized something for the first time there would be an oboe in the background. The dialogue is unique and funny in this movie. All of the characters say things that you typically would not hear in real life. If you did, it certainly would make you do a double take. For example, Simon is talking on the phone with his mom and we hear him say, "Yes, I know I'm a disappointment." One of the last thematic elements is that the actors told the story partially through their body language and mannerisms; the characters' personalities are shown through how they hold themselves or act. Simon has a mannerism where wherever he is walking (no matter what he is feeling) he always walks with his arms by his side. He doesn't swing them like most people. Hannah, whenever we see her walking, is clutching her purse close to her chest. Harris (who does not appear much) always seems to be relaxing or not doing his fair share. When we do see him on screen, he is either putting his feet on his desk or asking Simon to do his work for him. I thought the lighting was very interesting. In a lot of the scenes, the lighting was dark so there was quite a lot that you could not see. Also, they made the choice to have all the scenes be shot at night. There were literally no scenes during the day. Another technique was that most of the scenes have this orangey feel, so although the scenes happened at night, they felt kind of warm. It also made it kind of creepy. It made me feel uneasy like something was going to jump out of the shadows at any time. The camera angles were a major part of the movie. I am specifically referring to shots that were moving, like running scenes. The scene where Simon is running from his mother's funeral was a long distance angle. The camera was not on a tripod and was very shaky. It felt like I was running with him. The story structure is a very linear structure. It starts out at the beginning, or what they show us is the beginning, and then it just keeps going with the story as it happens. There were no flashbacks, which I thought was an interesting choice. I liked this movie. I thought it was planned out well and it made me think quite a bit about what was happening. I thought the character development was also very good because it really got you to connect with the protagonist at every part. Bad stuff kept happening to him and I felt really sorry for him. I thought it was an interesting choice to show the type of world that they were in. It seems to me that this movie may have been a prediction of what people from the 1950's or so thought the future was going to be. The topic is very interesting. I can see how this movie could easily be based on a true story. To me it was about how the protagonist knows what kind of person he wants to be, but knows that he will never be able to achieve that goal. It also shows the struggles that he faces to try and achieve that goal This movie really made me think, which is the sign of a great movie.

'The Double' begins with an unanswered question, and the story unwinds so at the end you have the answer to the question. The story was linear. It follows Simon James, a quiet, awkward man who one day finds that he has a doppelganger, James Simon.Once he befriends his lookalike, things go downhill in all aspects of his life. Throughout "The Double", it is always nighttime. No scenes are shot during the day. I noticed there were not many sources of light in a lot of the scenes. Singular sources of lights were used often. The room would often be dark and be lit by dim lights. The colors were often warm and dark, there weren't any bright colors used. The lighting used also gave off an eerie feeling. Most of the scenes weren't full of people, and the lighting helped communicate that. The camera work was very straight forward sometimes, while other times it was very interesting. It ranged from very wide shots, to close ups, to interesting angles. This isn't a movie I would usually watch, but it was so different it drew me in. The awkward humor was funny and disturbing. Eisenberg, who portrays both of the main characters, did a terrific job. If this movie had anyone playing Simon and James, it wouldn't be half as great. After being skeptical while watching, by the end I decided it wasn't bad a film.