Marionette

It's a nicely constructed and well acted film but I found it rather confusing and implausible in the end. Wouldn't watch it again but not a stinker by any means.

A very good movie and interesting thriller. It brings up a lot of questions and dwelling on thoughts and mysteries about the unknown and will provoke your mind with an open ended closure that will leave you to your own personal speculations and belief. There are no twists in this movie nor frightening moments...the success of this movie stems from dealing with a "real" mystery about our existance and our experience of consciousness.

Go into this film without any preconceived ideas and do not read my spoiler below and you are in for a fun filled, freaky thrill ride. What an excellent sci-fi-horro-thriller this one is and no mistake. The atmosphere created is par excellence and the lush highland photography and Scottish locations add so much to the mood of the film. I had thought this was going to be just another made for TV thriller but oh how wrong I was. The acting is top notch from all concerned; Bill Paterson is excellent in anything he touches and Peter Mullan does his usual gruff Scotsman to perfection coupled with a great leading lady this film will exceed expectations and have you thinking which is a good thing. Being Scottish myself, maybe I am a bit biased but this film does make me proud (for once) to be in Scotland! It toys around with alternate realities, is there a god, the meaning of life...And even Schrödinger's cat makes an appearance so this should satisfy those looking for something a bit more cerebral than the usual CGI, crash, bang, wallop and it does it in spades and will keep you guessing to the end if you just let the film wash over you. Its rare for me to give more than an average 5 or above average 6 out of 10 these days but this one goes the whole hog and gets a mighty 8/10 this time. SPOILER: The denouement will remind you of another recent film on which the crux of the story is based and its the marvellous Matthew McConaughey film Serenity (2019) but this time the location is Scotland instead of the Bahamas and it carries it off with ease!

This is a disappointing film, which is a shame because the cast is strong. At the beginning it looks like an interesting plot, but as the film progresses it becomes dull, repetitive and rather silly, and just doesn't hold the attention. We considered turning it off at one point but stuck with it until the end. Lots of unexplained details and woolly events. Anyone unfamiliar with Schrödinger's Cat will struggle even more with this - the concept should have been explained at the beginning but in the great scheme of things would make little difference to this reaching movie.

What a film! You can't change your destiny? Or can we change our predestination in our lives through certain choices? Do we live in a matrix? Are there alternate universes? Many questions! A slow film that makes you think about life, death, happiness, sadness, fear and guilt. A parable and metaphor. Also watch his previous film 'Two Eyes Staring', Black water.

Psychological film about the extraordinary power of our mind. We talk about the fact that we are co-creators of reality, about our free will, about the choices we make and about the fact that destiny can be influenced by the way we choose to think and act. That is why the film draws our attention to the fact that it is vital to always choose to think positively !!! (this is how the movie ends) It is a very clever and very well played movie. 10 points with congratulation!!!