Director: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Sarah Gadon, Melanie Laurent
The best thing I can say about Denis Villeneuve's Enemy is that at least it tries something, and an interesting failure is pretty much always more worthy of discussion than a conventional success. Adapted from the Jose Saramago novel The Double, the film focuses so heavily on the visual aspects of its storytelling that it doesn't seem to notice how undercooked its narrative is. Although it possesses some strengths, including a solid performance by Jake Gyllenhaal in the dual roles of identical strangers, the film never develops the requisite sense of urgency that its story requires, making for a sleepy and somewhat lifeless thriller.
