UnowPriceless hyped garbage

XoWizIama Excellent adaptation.

Matrixiole Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

Lucia Ayala It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Boris R Below contains spoilers about the overall theme (not about the plot).The theme is that people are naturally evil, and the only thing that makes them act nicely are inhibitions imposed by society norms. It is not a new philosophical idea. It references the "Ring of Gyges" myth, and the "Original Sin" concept of Christianity.First, I disagree that people are naturally sinful. A person is born "tabula rasa", neither good nor evil, and he becomes good or evil based on his understanding (or misunderstanding) of reality.Second, the people in the movie begin to act in crazy (and often evil) ways not because they are losing their inhibitions, but because they stop thinking rationally. They start to act solely on a whim, following blindly whatever crazy idea that pops into their head. Ayn Rand has called this "whim worship". Quote:"What does it mean, to act on whim? It means that a man acts like a zombie, without any knowledge of what he deals with, what he wants to accomplish, or what motivates him. It means that a man acts in a state of temporary insanity. Is this what you call juicy or colorful? I think the only juice that can come out of such a situation is blood. To act against the facts of reality can result only in destruction." — Ayn Rand (Playboy interview)And these are exactly the effects portrayed in the movie. But, the movie gets wrong the cause of these effects. It is not removal of the inhibitions, but it is the stopping of rational thinking that causes people to act crazy.

racjd2007 I couldn't watch this movie the whole way through. It seemed to me to be filled with unnecessary narcissism, sex, and violence. Ultimately, it was the violence that had me turning it off before the end. Personally, I could go the rest of my life without knowing how this movie ends. I do not recommend this movie, especially if you have small children in the house, who might happen upon what you are watching. Watch at your own risk.

charles000 An interesting attempt at a concept piece, but never quite assembles into a viable production.Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of this production is that Pierce Brosnan actually signed on to this projectMaybe he was already taking an analog of the drug "urge" out there in the real world and thought this project was a good idea . . . OK, just kidding (well, sort of).Seriously, though, I can't help but leave this viewing experience feeling as if 90 minutes has been sucked out my life, with essentially no redeeming qualities to justify this sacrifice of time.Theoretically, this was supposed to be a sort of great philosophical voyage enabled by following the various characters' descent into darkness, the "monsters of the id" syndrome magnified by an evil drug concocted by the ethereal villain (Pierce Brosnan's character) in this clumsily woven together story.The result, however, is not a vast panorama of epiphany, but rather a very quirky, unintentional comedy . . . somewhat like a psychedelic modern day equivalent of "Plan 9 From Outer Space".No doubt this will devolve into something of a cult classic among a select few, but for me at least, anything above zero stars would be deceptively misleading.Having said that, however, for at least it's potential as an unintentional comedy, I'll grant 2 stars . . . tentatively

cahidi This review might contain a mild spoiler. Read it at your own risk. It's a decent thriller. Not that terrifying, yet not boring enough to make me fall asleep. The acting is quite natural if you ask me. The plot is rather predictable. The gore is plenty, yet not hardcore. The sex scenes are what I can only describe as striptease only. Zero excitement on this part. The only downside that I felt is the lack of explanation of who Pierce Brosnan's character was supposed to be. God or the Devil? I mean I get that this movie is about the 7 deadly sins and how they can bring humans to their grave end. But if he (Pierce) was meant to play God, then this movie is one hell of a sick and twisted interpretation of God. I can only make assumptions of my own. I think I'll go with him as the Devil.