Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

ChicRawIdol A brilliant film that helped define a genre

Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

higginsbd I am truly moved by this film, Final. THis is a superbly written piece of work, one that takes you gently into a place that is both beautiful and at once terrifying. The casting was dead on, the locations were perfect. The cinematography only added to the mystery and haunting beauty of this film. I think it was of deep personal meaning in its detailed introspective look into one mans life, that took me so far away from my own reality, I am in debt to its awareness of every little thing i remember and cherish in my own life, the final impact of love and denial. This is a movie that is so filled with power it cannot be seen without being touched. I strongly recommend this film to everyone, it is a film that you will never forget.

Ant_Lan Final provides a great movie-watching experience when considering it as an exercise - a self challenge by director, cast and crew to film a compelling story on a shoestring budget, and an attempt to show what you can do with great performers to showcase what no special effects will.Waking up in a hospital room (where most of the movie takes place), Bill Stark can't seem to decide if he's delusional, paranoid, or on his way to death row; he hears inexistent blues music, rants about having been cryogenically frozen, expects to be executed shortly, and gradually sifts through memories of the grim events that lead him to his current state. His only beacon towards sanity and truth is a mild-mannered and cryptic therapist, whose relation with her patient becomes too close for comfort, and slowly reveals that the insane man might not be so insane after all.The one thing that works against the movie is what it tries to attain - showing that a no-budget film can effectively thread on Kafkaesque territory as well as science-fiction. Pacing and intensity would be better achieved if it restrained itself and kept things more mysterious, as the shift from one genre to another two-thirds into the story feels like a let-down instead of a real dramatic twist.It does however succeed in relying on a surprisingly rich and nuanced performance by bad boy Irish-American Dennis Leary, whose journey to the inevitable whisks the viewer along with great interest. Even more surprising is the improbable yet strong chemistry with his co-star Hope Davis, whose un-eccentricity of character plays wonderfully against Leary's supped-up testosterone. The two actors are all the more impressive when given limited locations, and absolutely no visual effects, as they manage to paint the world they live in with livid and tangible colors.Definitely recommended for Leary fans to rediscover the man in a new light, and for aficionados of psychological, no F/X Sci-Fi the likes of "Cube" or "12 Monkeys".

lisamccoy I have loved Denis Leary since he was on MTV rambling about Cindy Crawford, so I of course love Rescue Me, which shows the depth of his acting and writing skills. If you enjoy watching Denis Leary in his non-comedic acting, this movie is for you. He of course throws in his usual smart comments, but the outright, gut busting comedy of his stand-up and movies like The Ref are not here. I knew the man could act, but this movie really shows that he has been serious for awhile. I thought all the acting was great, but the movie story itself really didn't thrill me,and him***** ( SPOILER)***** just dying without even kissing her was very disappointing. Very intense scenes with his co-star. Worth a watch.

Pidgey1 For the most part, I have always loved Denis Leary. He is a funny and obviously talented performer. But now I know what I've been missing. His ability to act to be a character so out of character for him, is substantially shocking. Final is an amazing movie and of course so much of that has to do with Campbell Scott, the quietest most subtle actor/director around. The real problem is that I had not even heard of this movie. How can such a wonderful and complex contribution not have been afforded any or little comment. It is indeed a sparse movie, but only in the sense of the setting. Otherwise, the screen is packed and each scene full of acting and real world questions about reality and our sense of selves. Hope Davis is always phenomenal as well, but look what can be done with a small room and two right on actors. See this movie and appreciate what can be done with a stick and a piece of string.