Dan Kalomd

Enemy is too ambitious for its own good. In an effort to avoid the cliches of the genre—Enemy tries too hard... and it shows. As a result, it feels forced, awkward and unnatural. The yellow-green hue of the entire film is likely designed to create a feeling of melancholy, despair or simply dread. But all the ham-fisted effect actually accomplishes is to distract and aggravate the viewer. And then there’s the sound track. Oy Vey... the sound track! Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great soundtrack— but it doesn’t belong with this movie. Imagine playing an ominous, foreboding sound track for an hour and a half of Gilligan's Island. You’d find yourself waiting for a dramatic payoff that never materializes. I didn’t like enemy the first time I saw it. And I like it even less after the second viewing—I will not watch it a third time.