The Double (2013)
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Duration: 93 minuten
Country:
United Kingdom
Directed by: Richard Ayoade
Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska and Noah Taylor
IMDb score:
6,4 (54.125)
Releasedate: 3 April 2014
The Double plot
Simon, an insignificant man, sees his life change completely when James, his exact physical doppelganger, shows up and joins his company. Unlike Simon, James has a lot of confidence, charisma and is good with women. Simon is understandably upset by this situation and it doesn't take long before he starts to feel like James is taking over his life...
Actors and actresses
Simon James / James Simon
Hannah
Mr. Papadopoulos
Melanie
Harris
The Colonel
Kiki
Simon's Mother
Strange Woman
Detective
Reviews & comments
Decec
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- 6693 messages
- 8459 votes
A decent comedy/drama/thriller movie.
Reasonable story...
Decent acting...
Well-known actor Jesse Eisenberg ...
Nice HD quality widescreen...
Great background sound/music
(Dolby Digital)...
Not worth it...
SmackItUp
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- 3487 messages
- 2556 votes
Mediocre. Not very special, and at times just plain boring. Fortunately Eisenberg convinced, and this time as a doppelganger. If I then make the comparison with the other "doppelganger" film, Enemy, this one still falls short.
mrklm
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- 10103 messages
- 9238 votes
Richard Ayoade, known for his very cool humor in series like The IT Crowd and Garth Marenghi's Dark Place, here ventures into an adaptation of Dostoevsky's 'The Double' and the result is a dark, claustrophobic psychological drama with a perfectly cast Jesse Eisenberg as Simon, an insecure, at least proverbially virtually invisible employee whose clumsy attempts to win the heart of colleague Hannah [Mia Wasikowska] seem to come to nothing. Things get worse when a confident, charming new colleague sets his sights on Hannah. Moreover, this new colleague [also Jesse Eisenberg] turns out to be Simon's doppelgänger and that results in an identity crisis on both a spiritual and bureaucratic level. Ayoade shows that with limited lighting, smart camera work and a particularly beautiful and striking soundtrack he manages to create an oppressive atmosphere that is in many ways reminiscent of The Trial by Orson Welles, to which this film is also related in terms of content. Eisenberg is excellent in the lead and in his double role, but the acting in this technically impressive film is very strong across the board. Not a movie to cheer about, but you can enjoy the technical craftsmanship of Ayoade in his promising second feature.
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