Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

When Susan Hamilton (Thora Birch) dreams she is Karen Clarke who lives in a nightmarish surreal noir world. Karen dreams she is Susan Hamilton, although not really stressed. Susan is taking medication and attempting to get pregnant. Meanwhile there are reports of a night stalker serial killer in both realities. This was indeed a psychological thriller. The ending isn't spelled out for you. The closure is what you assign to it. Reminded me a bit of the film "Sublime." Guide: F-word. Brief nudity. No sex.

To call this a movie a hidden gem, is not a hyperbole, but it reflects its quality.It is a dive into the darkness, in an unknown place that salvation seems so far away. I haven't seen a lot American horror movies which are more frightening than this. It's a shame that this movie didn't get the recognition it deserved. 5.1 is not a fair rate. I would give it a 7.5. I think that the reviewers should award efforts like that, for encouraging producers/directors/writers who don't have large budget in their movies, to keep their vision up. Finally, i must confess that i wouldn't have understood the meaning of the end if i had not read the interpretation here, in movie's page in IMDb. Maybe that was the only flaw, the end is a little confusing.

Any movie that leaves me with unanswered questions at the end is a welcomed piece of art to both my mind and heart. This movie is truly an artful one. The style is so wrapped with mystery and separation of the two worlds is also smartly presented. Both characters are obviously apart in time of 3 to 4 decades almost. The very fact that you reach a point in the movie that you get lost and don't know who is the main character of the two dreamers, makes the movie a rarity. The two lives get intertwined though the time is past and future as you might guess, still both have common people in shape and sometimes in roles if not shapes... and this is another misleading element.You might think that the end of the movie has provided you with the answer, but I dare telling you that you have to think again because I am pretty sure the end goes case unsolved and I am hundred percent sure that if I had questions at the end of the movie, then nobody can answer them as I am pretty known for my skills of solving plots from a first time.

This dark thriller isn't bad, its not great, but certainly watchable and suspenseful. The acting is good. Thora Birch gave a pretty nice performance even though she sometimes didn't seem to really understand her character. the atmosphere is great. The dream was good, and the nightmare was dark and disturbing. and it had a morale to the story. Though a lot of people might not like it (which might contribute to the low rating). It will also please gorehounds, as there is plenty of brutality and blood. I think it should have a little higher rating. Its definitely worth the watch if you come across it. I rate it 6/10 Rated R for bloody violence, disturbing images, terror, and brief nudity