It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

The average viewer will no doubt be baffled and often confused by such a film as this. It functions like a David Lynch movie but has the tone of a quirky indie comedy as directed and written by a hybrid of a former Scientologist, a surrealist pioneer, an avant garde filmmaker, and Tim and Eric. It's...really, really, really weird and breaks every possible cinematic convention in a thrilling way. Few films are as fresh and as funny as this feat of satirical cinema that seems to take place in multiple dimensions. This is the type of film in which the accompaniment of a chart would be of great use for anyone attempting to figure out the events that had just occurred before their now- squinting or boggling eyes. Scenes are repeated with different styles/dialogue, the main character has a doppelganger, characters occasionally speak in tongues that are seemingly just gibberish, some moments include actors acting extremely alien, while in others their mannerisms are uncomfortably realistic, etc. The film works mainly as a comedic and upbeat version of "Mulholland Dr."

Generic hyperbole regarding the quality of auteur and/or film! Dispassionately confused description of genre widening to huge, meaningless statements concerning relatability. Self-scourge about inability to find words. Needless description of linear plot line, foregrounding a romantic triangle. Shallow background on auteur leading to generic connections between person-and-story. Authoritative report on emotions the film will likely elicit. Overly-dramatic closing statements with reference to film's impact on film-in-general. Hasty landmine, ambassador jumpsuit landmine. Nose army, nomenclature, Belgian disregard?

Wow, dudes are falling over themselves to praise this movie on IMDb (as of this writing)! Maybe for, like, a "film buff" it's a big deal that somebody made such an aggressively chaotic movie? Whatever. If you're a comedy fan before you're a film fan, then you'll recognize that randomness is not absurdity, and that Schizopolis presents too much of the former. There are whole scenes wherein characters talk in gibberish, speaking real but ostensibly silly words--("nose army", "landmine")--that have no apparent connection to what's happening. And... that's all that's going on. It's like being expected to laugh solely because Weird Al Yankovic said "Albequerque". Some of the movie's lines and ideas are much sharper than this, but too much of its humor is at the pre-teen/grandpa level.It appears that absurdity is the central point of this movie--in other regards, Schizopolis isn't beautiful enough or comprehensible enough to matter very much. But unfortunately, on the whole, this movie is not much more than mildly odd.

The first time I saw this movie, I wasn't really sure what to think. It is very strange and bizarre and quirky. It's definitely not for everyone, but if you're a Steven Soderbergh fan, I would check it out. Don't let the hard to follow story deter you from finishing this crazy film. And if you rent it, watch it at least twice before returning it, because you will understand it much more the second time through. Schizopolis is full of schizophrenia, so that's what you should expect. I think it's good in it's own way... rather artsy, in a poignant and ambiguous way.