a review of 宿敌

Enemy was exactly what I hoped for since viewing the intriguing first trailer — a feverish, dream-like, Lynchian experience that makes you doubt what is real and what is fantasy. Jake Gyllenhaal successfully returns to a movie with the depth and feverishness of Donnie Darko, playing what fits him best: a troubled, tortured character. The moody lighting and solitary scenes throughout Enemy effectively add to the film's sense of estrangement and isolation. The spider scenes gave me goosebumps, and completed the thought-inducing symbolism that characterizes the movie. Enemy is definitely not a movie for those who like conventional storylines with a clear plot and ending. I'd describe Enemy as a surreal, sinister poem that crawls under your skin.