higginsbd I am truly moved by this film, Final. THis is a superbly written piece of work, one that takes you gently into a place that is both beautiful and at once terrifying. The casting was dead on, the locations were perfect. The cinematography only added to the mystery and haunting beauty of this film. I think it was of deep personal meaning in its detailed introspective look into one mans life, that took me so far away from my own reality, I am in debt to its awareness of every little thing i remember and cherish in my own life, the final impact of love and denial. This is a movie that is so filled with power it cannot be seen without being touched. I strongly recommend this film to everyone, it is a film that you will never forget.

Vic_max ... but better - thanks to great character acting from Davis and Leary. However, the movie is just too long for what it delivers: a 2 hour, 2 person talk-fest in which nothing really happens.This story involves a man who wakes up in a psychiatric ward / hospital and thinks it's the future and that he's going to be given a (final) lethal injection. The entire movie is basically about his interaction with his doctor in the patient room and hospital yard.The only saving grace of this movie is the strong acting performances by both Leary and Davis. Leary is very dynamic and energetic (it's actually very impressive) and Davis does outstanding counterplay as his restrained, even-toned psychiatrist.This makes them interesting to watch - to listen to. The memory flashbacks also help break up the dialog.However, almost NOTHING happens in this movie - it's huge talk-fest and the story could have been shrunk to 30 or 40 minutes max. If it weren't for the quality of acting (which induced me to think the movie may get better), I would have quit watching early on. In the final analysis, I also realized that I didn't even get anything out of the great performances beyond recognizing the skill of actors.If you're a Denis Leary or Hope Davis fan, you'll probably enjoy watching them act. For the average movie-goer, see something else.

nerdygirl Having been a huge Denis Leary fan for quite some time now, I stumbled on this freaky little diamond in the rough about half-way through on an independent film channel. I was hooked but confused. Needless to say, I spent a good while searching for this movie again. Finally had to special order it. Well worth the trouble. I have seen some of Denis Leary's other film work, (The Ref, most of Wag The Dog) but this was by far the superior piece. He is an amazing dramatic actor. The beauty of this film is that the writing allows for his dry-wit to really shine through. And he really CAN act. The plot might have some holes in it and it's illogical it some points but the acting is amazing. The story is generally good and the flashbacks, though confusing at times, enhance the story. I have watched it at least three times and each time I get something new. I do warn you though, block out the 2+ hours completely, it can get confusing it you watch it with too long of a pause.

boinnng ****POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT**** I've just finished watching this on DVD. I got it as part of an auction lot some time ago...I just never got around to watching it. I wish i hadn't bothered. It seems that some guy (Denis Leary) walks up in some psychiatric institution. He is convinced he was cryogenically frozen and is about to be killed with a FINAL lethal injection. His doctor (Hope Davis) tries to help him with his unstable mind, trying to convince him it is still 1999 and he's just been in a coma. How he initially ended up in the coma is hinted at, but never really explained. What we ultimately find out (after a solid HOUR of NOTHING but tedious doctor/patient chit-chat) is that (GASP) he was frozen and they are going to kill him to take something out of his brain stem to save the world! HUH? Why BOTHER "waking him up" and then go to all of the trouble to make him believe it's 1999---just so they can turn around and kill him? Since he is/was clinically dead to begin with, couldn't they just thaw him out and harvest what they needed withOUT waking him and going through the whole elaborate theatricals of it being 30 years earlier? Someone else on here compared it to a long episode of "THE TWILIGHT ZONE"...I agree, I suppose... It is VERY LONG (zzzzz), and would be much better formatted to a half-hour in length. But the difference between this and "THE TWILIGHT ZONE" is that "THE TWILIGHT ZONE" is/was GOOD! This was NOT that involving or interesting, sorry to say... Someone needs to cryogenically FREEZE this movie and make sure it is NEVER revived! BLAH!