Enemy
Enemy is a 2013 Canadian psychological thriller film on Blu-ray, directed by
Denis Villeneuve and starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
Jake Gyllenhaal reunites with his PRISONERS director, Denis Villeneuve, in
this sexy and hypnotically surreal psychological thriller that breathes new life
into the doppleganger tradition. Adam Bell (Gyllenhaal) is a glum, disheveled
history professor, who seems disinterested with even his beautiful girlfriend,
Mary (Laurent). While watching a movie, Adam spots his exact double – a
bit-part actor named Anthony Clair – and decides to track him down.
When the identical men meet, their lives become bizarrely and irrevocably
intertwined. Gyllenhaal is transfixing as both Adam and Anthony, masterfully
embodying two distinct personas while Villeneuve takes us on an enigmatic and
gripping journey through a world that is both familiar and strange — and hard
to shake off long after its final, unnerving image.
Enemy, adapted from Nobel Prize-winning author José
Saramago's 2004 novel The Double, is about the power of the subconscious. In
the end, only one man can survive.
Special Features:
- Interviews with Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Isabella Rossellini,
Sarah Gadon and director Denis Villeneuve
Critic Reviews:
- " From the opening shot of Enemy, you are trained to expect something
out of the ordinary. " – Chris Stuckmann
- " This could be Villeneuve's most accomplished film so far. " –
Peter Bradshaw
- " It's a thought-provoking film that plays on the mind for days
afterwards. " – Nick Levine