Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

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

cbrsrecords I purchased this film in 2006 in a bargain bin. I tried watching the film and after 20 minutes I didn't have the patience to keep viewing. It may have been the sets, a hospital room with only a bed. I tried viewing this film at least 3 more times. I then was fortunate to pick up "The Secret Lives of Dentists" with both Hope Davis & Dennis Leary and after seeing that gem I just had to see "Final" and have the patience to see it through. I somehow remembered the film taking place in a padded room but I was very wrong. As I past the 20 minute mark the film just kept getting better until it captivated me. By the end of the film I was hooked. Without spoiling the film I can only compare this experience as a life lesson. I must have patience and I was so thankful that I prevailed because this film has some of the best acting I have seen especially on such a budget. This film as my gift for having a film for over 7 years and finally thanking the powers that be to allow me to see a love story. I wish all Science Fiction films had the intimate passion between the lead actors that "Final" has within it.

tomsspam101 This film is hugely underrated. The main criticism seems to be the monotony of it, being set in one place. All I have to say is that the dialogue stands on it's own, and any bells and whistles would take away from an excellent film. If you have a short attention span, then this is not for you, but for those that appreciate a good book, I would recommend this. It is very refreshing to see films like this, as the current trend in fast cuts seems to be focused on appealing to those who do not want the time to think about the story, but simply immerse them selves in a fiction without thinking.

dsslaw Having seen Denis Leary's acting career grow slowly, and unevenly, in fits and starts, I wasn't really impressed until HBO's production of "Recount" about the 2000 presidential election."Final" completely got by me until very recently, and even then it took several casual attempts to check it out before I realized that this gem of a little indy film required a real commitment of mental focus to be appreciated at all. The real good news is that the commitment has a big payoff... not in explosions or any other special effects (the film is entirely devoid of such distractions although the premise certainly could justify some; they're simply and wisely missing because they are unnecessary.) The story unfolds (spoiler alert) much more like a slowly developing conversation between two lonely, troubled strangers late at night in a bleak bar than an ongoing "therapeutic" dialogue in an institution between doctor and patient. Essentially a two character play on film, Leary and Hope Davis turn out to be perfectly cast, so much so that this is the type of film where it is hard to imagine these roles being played by others.This is the sort of subtle, superb, science fiction that sneaks up on you much like the profoundly horrifying (and widely overlooked) "Seconds" starring Rock Hudson in a very unlikely role, or the short stories of Flannery O'Conner that, aided by right on key acting, deliver a low voltage yet lasting shiver up and down your spine.

Ant_Lan Final provides a great movie-watching experience when considering it as an exercise - a self challenge by director, cast and crew to film a compelling story on a shoestring budget, and an attempt to show what you can do with great performers to showcase what no special effects will.Waking up in a hospital room (where most of the movie takes place), Bill Stark can't seem to decide if he's delusional, paranoid, or on his way to death row; he hears inexistent blues music, rants about having been cryogenically frozen, expects to be executed shortly, and gradually sifts through memories of the grim events that lead him to his current state. His only beacon towards sanity and truth is a mild-mannered and cryptic therapist, whose relation with her patient becomes too close for comfort, and slowly reveals that the insane man might not be so insane after all.The one thing that works against the movie is what it tries to attain - showing that a no-budget film can effectively thread on Kafkaesque territory as well as science-fiction. Pacing and intensity would be better achieved if it restrained itself and kept things more mysterious, as the shift from one genre to another two-thirds into the story feels like a let-down instead of a real dramatic twist.It does however succeed in relying on a surprisingly rich and nuanced performance by bad boy Irish-American Dennis Leary, whose journey to the inevitable whisks the viewer along with great interest. Even more surprising is the improbable yet strong chemistry with his co-star Hope Davis, whose un-eccentricity of character plays wonderfully against Leary's supped-up testosterone. The two actors are all the more impressive when given limited locations, and absolutely no visual effects, as they manage to paint the world they live in with livid and tangible colors.Definitely recommended for Leary fans to rediscover the man in a new light, and for aficionados of psychological, no F/X Sci-Fi the likes of "Cube" or "12 Monkeys".