>Too long:
>
>Much of the middle part drags. The entire sequence when Leo is
>in the catacombs and runs into RORSCHAC could be way shorter.
>Also, the WWII stuff seemed unecessary for the story.

i can see that, but i enjoyed that scene. i never felt the movie too long at all, even during a 2nd viewing.

>Too convoluted:
>
>I didn't buy one of the major premises of the movie, which is
>that the doctor would stage such a complicated and convoluted
>play act just to try and cure this guy.

but he didn't do it JUST to cure this guy. he was doing it because his case was one that was at the forefront of the non-surgery vs. surgery debate that was going on in the psych field. that's why the doc kept mentioning that all through the movie. plus this is fiction so you have to let that play.

>Vague ending:
>
>At the end, I came away not knowing whether he was actually
>crazy or not. From a movie going experience, that was little
>putting the head in, but not really getting to fuck.
>
>I hate movies like that.

i didn't think it was vague. i took it pretty clearly that he was NOT crazy. the line "this place makes me wonder, is it better to live as a monster or die as a good man?" would not make any sort of sense if he was still crazy. too out of place. it does make sense to me, however, if he were sane and was tipping rufalo's character off.