Films that are left open for interpretation, always have a certain level of intrigue about them that typical mainstream films don’t. These kinds of films ask questions to the viewer, and they almost encourage the audience to think more about the “bigger picture” of the story. “Enemy” is very much one of those kind of films. The kind of film that provides the audience with cinematic puzzle pieces that they put together themselves, for the film’s unanswered outcome.

In the film “Enemy,” a history professor is recommended a movie from a university co-worker of his. After renting this film, the history professor notices an actor in the film, who is his exact look-alike. Now intrigued by who this person is, the history professor does everything he can to track down this person in real life. But when this history professor and film actor do finally meet in-person, both of their lives take a serious downfall, as these two men feel that they are invading each other’s personal lives too often.

One thing that will intrigue several viewers about “Enemy,” is the film’s brilliant and consistent eerie mood. This is also a well-executed film, as many viewers will leave this film with their own interpretation, of what certain story aspects symbolize. This film also leaves the viewers with several clues and lines of dialogue, that will help viewers reach conclusions.

Though “Enemy” is left open for interpretation, it has a few flaws. The first being that some viewers may feel that this film has too many unanswered loose ends, making it difficult for interpretations. There is some occasional choppy editing, making certain scenes feel confusing. The film also runs into the problem, of not letting the viewers know which one of these look-alikes is being followed around in certain scenes, making it hard to distinguish who is who.

Though it may take several views in order to truly understand it, “Enemy” does a brilliant job of remaining eery, and giving the viewers enough clues to interpret this film as they wish. It’s an intriguing film experience.