Valtresca I would just like to say that I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. It scared me the whole time and even had me laughing while in fear at the same time... awesome! The "ride" down the East Wing where viewing some of the oddities/horrors of medicine and some of his own insecurities from his subconscious reminded me of the "ride" through the park "highway to hell" scene in the Machinist with Christian Bale. Of course Jacob's Ladder was the earliest film I can recall using this kind of imagery.This film was not however just like Jacob's Ladder which is about someone who finds redemption before his death. This is more about someone being "brain dead" and what that could mean... It could mean you are trapped in your own private hell created by subconscious. This hell could be created by the brains ability to still draw from the outside world if this is possible in someone who is considered brain dead would they want to be free... which means to die or continue living on in this state. That's the question it raises.

ConDeuce Back around 1980, when cable TV started its proliferation, it still had that anything goes feel that happens with something new. HBO was one of the first premium channels and along with the usual movies that filled out its limited on-air hours (it was not on 24 hours back then) the network often programmed what could be described as filler content especially on the weekends when it was on the air for somewhat longer stretches. Most of these films were forgettable movies like Ashanti" (boring and lifeless) and "Voyage of Tanai" (truly a WTF movie if there ever was one). But into this mix would sometimes appear movies that did spark interest and sometimes became hits because of their airing on cable. Two films that come to mind are "Over the Edge" (which made a big impact on the girls in my 8th grade class due to Matt Dillon) and "Homebodies", a truly oddball movie about senior citizens becoming homicidal when confronted with the prospect of being evicted from their homes. Both of these films were true finds and could have found life playing commercial stations as well but their presence on cable made their impacts more pronounced because of the lack of commercials and no editing. "Sublime" falls into this category. Apparently a straight-to-video release, it stars what could only be described as second tier TV actors (Tom Cavanagh, George Newbern) and directed by Tony Krantz who had no directorial credits to his name. Surprisingly, the movie plays extraordinarily well. It's suitably eerie, confusing (intentionally so) and most importantly, it makes you care about the main characters especially Cavanagh's George and Kathleen York's as George's wife, Jenny. I will admit that I did not "get" a lot of what is allegedly the films symbolism and frankly the point of the movie really didn't hit me (I kept rewinding it right before the end to hear what Jenny and George were talking about because it seemed to be related to what he does) but to me, it didn't really matter. "Sublime" is not a film that someone just threw together. It has a great atmosphere, is intelligent and thoughtful and is certainly not your run-in-the-mill enterprise.

manjodude To me, it was a very thought-provoking movie that really played on my fears(about potential evils that can happen in a hospital or even life).I read through some of the posts in the IMDb discussion board for this movie. Some seem to have analyzed the movie well & others overdid it. Well, I can't say I know for sure what the writer of the movie intended to convey but I'm happy to be left with my own interpretation i.e. the character George(performed very well by Tom Cavanagh) had lot of fears which he imagined to be real(the shelves full of files, dark corridor, the black nurse etc) and finally he found a way to tackle his fears once & for all. Other mentionable performances were Katherine Cunningham-Eves as the stunning nurse or Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs who was wonderfully sadistic as the black nurse tormenting George. This movie kinda drags or slows in some places otherwise it could have been a thrilling drama. Verdict: A very good portrayal about some of our deep life fears. Disturbing.

Maccy Dee I watched this movie with a mate of mine at midday. We just wanted to stop it every five minutes and put the DVD in the bin. It made no sense, the story was rubbish, the acting was rubbish, the whole thing was rubbish till the last five minutes.WHAT A SHOCK.The whole thing started to make sense, we were sitting there trying to figure things out. I think one will understand this movie through his/her own perspective. Think you could take many messages from this movie on life, love and may other subjects.For me, this movie was all about coma, how our machines can tell us one thing, but what really goes on inside the human head when in coma is another matter and no machine will ever detect that.This movie's not about the acting or the directing, it's about the old debate; keep him on the life support machine or release him from his nightmare? What would you do if that person was someone close to you? Put greed aside, it's not about you and your loss, release them from the misery inside their heads. The sounds within the room causing and creating confusion inside his head. It all started to make sense to me and i do believe this is a great movie.