This strong use of suggestion is something that will keep you on your toes if you are one of those people who likes to beat the plot to the end. For example, Ned’s bite is seemingly innocuous in the beginning, a plot device to bring Sparrow and book together, but the fact that Ned bit Sparrow begins to assume allegorical importance as the plot unravels. It has been asserted that the plot twists are easy to unravel, which they are for a well-trained critical eye, but I rather suspect that the casual movie-goer, who switches off their brain at the popcorn stand, will find slightly more suspense in the plot. Immersing yourself in the character of Sparrow is the key to actually enjoying this film; ignore the wider world and follow the twists and turns of his inner psyche and you will be genuinely disturbed.
At the end however you maybe left feeling a little disappointed as the movie suddenly switches tack from descent-into-hell toward a more traditional tale of redemption. One feels that the story perhaps deserves a darker end but the courage was lacked to prosecute this, which ultimately is a shame.
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1 - MCH
On a scale of 1-10, I gave the movie a 6, and Carrey's performance an 8.