Film Review – The Double

With 2010’s “Submarine,” writer/director Richard Ayoade proved himself to be a visually stimulating filmmaker with an addiction to idiosyncrasy, which nearly blocked out the dramatic power of the picture. “The Double” travels deeper into oddity, only here there’s a surreal story of identity to back up such cinematic detours. Inhaling the power of his favorite moviemakers, Ayoade submits a valentine to powerlessness with “The Double,” helming a mild comedy that’s eventually evolves into a technical exercise with the occasional blip of surprise. It’s a fantastic looking picture, but images are the only memorable element of this psychological puzzler, which works extremely hard to register as mischief. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com