It looks like an overlong episode of The outer limits
Added 10/29/2009
Cheap production,weird story, good atmosphere and two competent actorsin a film wich should last no more than 70 minutes. A man who wakes up in a strange place not knowingwho and where he is surely is a cliche, but here the cliche becomes intriguing.The movie has three distinct parts. the first one,when the viewer, probably a sci-fi fan like me, thinks he has just made a mistake watching it, because really it does not look a scifi movie. The second part, where the viewer gets caught in a mysterious situation(is the guy really in the future?Is this really a worls devastated by a plague?Are the guys in the hospitalsome kind of survivors?)and knows this IS a good scifi plot. The third partwith the surreal ending confuses the viewer...is it or is not a scifi movie? Watch it and decide...It should have been made in black and white, in less than 70 minutes.It would be a very good episode of the original The outer limits...
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Save the best for last
Added 10/12/2009
I didn't really know what to expect from this movie, as I hadn't read much of the reviews. The beginning is kind of slow and boring, but one feels intrigued to see what is going to happen. It is an interesting movie, although a bit sad. The 4 stars are because , as I said, the beginning could be a little more enticing. All in all, would recommend it.
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Slow but interesting
Added 8/31/2009
After discovering Denis Leary's awesome acting in Rescue Me, i decided i should try and find a few more.
I was pleasantly surprised with Final. Where other films have been completely panned, this one, thought the same might be critically said, i thought this film was quite interesting.
Though it can be confusing in places, there are some great moments in the movie. Denis Leary is quite good in this movie, i would say that it is one of my favorites. A highly underrated actor, Leary pulls off the frustration that would come with people told that the world as he knows it, no longer exists.
A slow moving film, but quite engaging.
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More like a play than a movie
Added 8/24/2009
Maybe I was mislead by some of the raving reviews here, but after watching the movie I was somewhat disappointed. Don't get me wrong, I don't need the typical Hollywood "FX loaded but no story" kind of movies to feel entertained. But this one was a bit too minimal or "independent" for me. Especially, since I didn't expect that after reading the amazon description and the reviews for the movie.
Since the whole movie just took place in maybe four or five different locations (in the same building), it reminded me more of a theater play than a movie. Which isn't bad per se, but again not what I expected when reading something about a "great SciFi movie".
Last but not least I found the ending kind of disappointing. Although Denis Leary had his hero moment, to me it was left too unclear, if his sacrifice had lead to a success for human mankind or not. The sister of his doctor had died, before they could help her. Ok, bad for the doctor, but what did that mean exactly for the rest of the world??? No help for nobody? Or just bad luck for the doctor?
Anyhow, if you don't hang your expectations too high, are a big fan of Denis Leary or like the minimal SciFi approach, you might have a nice time watching this movie.
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Denis Leary is good
Added 2/4/2008
Coincidentally, I watched Resolution #9 a few days prior to watching this one. That movie showed a man descending into paranoia-- believing everyone is out to get him and conspiring against him for some type of experiment. This one also has a hero in a similar situation. However, here, there is doubt as to whom to believe.
Denis Leary is great in this role and the movie is interesting, although it's not a perfect film by any means.
He wakes up one morning in a mental hospital believing it is 400 years in the future. He believes he went into the hospital to do a cryogenic experiment on his finger 400 years ago and that he was put into a cryogenic sleep against his will. He believes that he overhears the hospital staff talking about giving him his "final" injection that will kill him.
He tries to enlist the aid of his doctor (played without emotion by Hope Davis) who he begins to trust. As he begins to trust her, he starts doubting his own beliefs.
This movie has a great premise and almost delivers in its execution. Actually, it does, but it's not too satisfying. It's a good movie, but could have been a bit better had Hope Davis' character been a bit more emotional. The movie would have been better served had her character just been a bit less flat.
Recommended with some reservations. If you like the genre, you'll like the movie.
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