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Outlines the difficulty of the human condition well, though the film is much less convincing when it gives Cotard a day of respite; like a massive clocktower with invisible walls. Immersing yourself in Kaufmann's dream logic is bliss, but dream logic is, because even as we give ourselves to it we know it to be unreal, incapable of satisfactorily answering existential questions.

More:
::An obligatory link to life without buildings' interview with Charlie Kaufmann.
::Trailer.
::Previous short movie review, Southland Tales.