josie_dragon you never feel really connected with any of the characters. it was so boring i cant even remember much of it, all the dialog weighs the film down. i managed to sit through it once when i was ill but from about 10 minutes into the film i became distracted, you didn't feel in it like you do when reading the book.Robert Pattinson tries so hard to convince us of his madness, so hard he looks more funny than sinister. i attempted to watch it a second time with a friend but by the second half we had given up. i can now see why it was a freebie with another DVD i bought, don't waste your time watching it, read the book instead.

jennlmcd I didn't like it. It really had no plot. He fell in love with his Aunt, not his biological Aunt I know, but still creepy. I couldn't figure out what was going on. The movie plot seemed to be in a million places at once. The only reason I watched it was because of Rob. I was greatly disappointed by his incestuous relationship, smoking, & overall weird behavior. I'm sorry to those who liked it, but I really wouldn't recommend it to anyone. It was overall just strange. There really isn't any other way to put it. It seems, other than Harry Potter & Twilight, most of Rob's films have been kinda out there. He's a good actor & musician, but he needs to set his sights higher when choosing what sort of films he auditions for. He could do better.

woinaroschy_1979 Being a big Robert Pattinson fan (I admit it is due to the whole Twilight madness, he did not catch my eye in Harry Potter at all, wonder why? I probably am mostly in love with Edward in fact), I was curious to see this film...so I saw it had a lot of bad reviews, but as a fan you have also some responsibilities, so...I have to say, the only really bad things about this movie are the script and Julian Sands. I have not read the book, so no idea what the movie wanted to describe, but to me (spoiler alert) this movie just shows how Toby is slowly but surely getting mad, due to a guilty conscience from his awful war experiences, added to his fury and despair that he is now impotent(being paralysed from hip down or so). Did I get that right? The script is just awful, and I mean awful, leaves too many holes, scenes at the beginning are just like stop and go, action/cut..perhaps they want to show how Toby feels, the chaos and craziness?? If that was the point, good job, no one understands a thing anymore and people get bored. At the middle of the movie, things seem to flow a bit better. Rob plays really well his part, very mature and convincing,I was impressed! Julian Sands on the other hand is not convincing at all and seems not to know exactly if he should play the bad doctor or the good doctor...or is that intended too? for me he is really trying in his way to help Toby, then gets too involved with auntie and gets a bit carried away, but he does not seem like a Dr. Frankenstein to me. The shadows and spiders are all in Toby's mind. So yeah, all a bit confusing, I guess for this movie it all depends on what you want to see and understand from it, you need a bit of patience and to have an open mind. Still it is an interesting movie, a bit different from the whole Hollywood-industry-big-block-buster-same scripts-same ideas-stereotypes-movies. Watch it!

johndt56 Being a typical stereotypical Aussie, I am broadminded and satisfied with most films, be it Top Shelf, big Budget Block-busters or 'B' Grade beauties..... BUT, in this instance, I am going to be a complete hypocrite and severely knock this woeful movie. I do not care that Robert Pattinson is some kind of bubble-gum-toy-boy Twilight twit....that is inconsequential, I take each effort on it's merits. Julian Sands is a fine actor, no thespian, and I was surprised to find him accepting the outcome of this trash. Maybe the Director, his Screen Writer and such are aware of the tedious progress of this movie, but to us mere mortals...."what the heck is this plot all about, where is it going". Anyway, I've had my say, albeit probably a target of the 'Net Trolls, but I paid my hard-earned-cash to go see it and if I were more aggressive, I would have stormed back to the Ticket Office and requested a 'Refund'. I have NEVER criticised a film as I have here, so hopefully, this is the last.