It's a heist-gone-wrong psychological drama set in modern times in New York City.
Nemo (Willem Dafoe) is part of a gang of art thieves. He is the one who breaks into the penthouse of a billionaire art collector who is away on business in Kazakhstan. Nemo successfully overrides the security system and finds three of the four Egon Schiele art pieces he seeks. However, when trying to leave, the security system malfunctions, locking all exterior exits and disrupting some mechanical functioning, including the phone/intercom system and the water supply to the kitchen and bathroom.
Nemo is trapped for some months. "Inside" follows his escalating efforts to escape, primarily through a hard-to-access skylight, and the impact of the entrapment on him physically and mentally. These include hallucinations about the man whose art he is stealing (Gene Bervoets) and a cleaner he calls Jasmine (Eliza Stuyck), whom he sees on a security monitor he can still access but not communicate through. Nemo makes occasional surprising discoveries and creates his own work of art as his frustration mounts.
"Inside" is not based in reality, as there are too many logical flaws. Instead, the viewer is meant to consider the deeper meanings of the cages we find ourselves in. Willem Dafoe does a fine job with an imperfect script, which is good, because he's in every scene, with other characters showing up only on a monitor or in his hallucinations. If you really like Dafoe's work, "Inside" is worth watching. On its own, it falls short.
Nemo (Willem Dafoe) is part of a gang of art thieves. He is the one who breaks into the penthouse of a billionaire art collector who is away on business in Kazakhstan. Nemo successfully overrides the security system and finds three of the four Egon Schiele art pieces he seeks. However, when trying to leave, the security system malfunctions, locking all exterior exits and disrupting some mechanical functioning, including the phone/intercom system and the water supply to the kitchen and bathroom.
Nemo is trapped for some months. "Inside" follows his escalating efforts to escape, primarily through a hard-to-access skylight, and the impact of the entrapment on him physically and mentally. These include hallucinations about the man whose art he is stealing (Gene Bervoets) and a cleaner he calls Jasmine (Eliza Stuyck), whom he sees on a security monitor he can still access but not communicate through. Nemo makes occasional surprising discoveries and creates his own work of art as his frustration mounts.
"Inside" is not based in reality, as there are too many logical flaws. Instead, the viewer is meant to consider the deeper meanings of the cages we find ourselves in. Willem Dafoe does a fine job with an imperfect script, which is good, because he's in every scene, with other characters showing up only on a monitor or in his hallucinations. If you really like Dafoe's work, "Inside" is worth watching. On its own, it falls short.