This is one difficult to categorize indie feature--mystery suspense psycho-sexual goth-tinged noir thriller, world's most consciously pretentious art film epic. Add a few other genres and sub-genres. This will be a stumbling point for some, but a plus for fans of adventurous cinema. I saw this in a screening at the Vancity Theatre, and the film has stuck with me. The sheer weirdness was a bit much at times, but the film was held together by intriguing visuals with an atmospheric score to match. The borderline florid acting worked with the amusingly stylized dialouge. There was also real tension in certain sequences, and an ending that packed a surprising wallop and nicely tied up certain motifs. Definitely not your average indie--Canadian or otherwise. Which is ultimately a plus.
