Review of Control

Control (2003)
7/10
Confusing symbolism
22 March 2018
Warning: Spoilers
For the first half of the hour it kept my attention, for the next half an hour I was more and more indifferent, and then I was barely waiting for it to finish. Although I did not like the movie much, I have to admit that it has that something that every big movie must have. It left an impression that won't fade soon. Objectively, though I think that's not the case, there is a possibility that I did not understand (enough), so I do not consider myself competent to criticize it. Subjectively, I like the acting and the striking mystical atmosphere created by the combination of directing, music and the fact that the entire film is taking place in the metro network of Budapest, but the story is too confusing, vague and without context. However, as this is Nimrod Antal's both writing and directing debut, I can not go below

7/10

!!! SPOILER ALERT !!!

I'm not sure whether Bulcsu had a split personality, and unknowingly killed all those people, or the killer was someone else, or whether the scene where he leaves the killer behind to be run over by the train was an actual event or just a symbolic release from his own dark side...
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