Ameriatch One of the best films i have seen

BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

Solidrariol Am I Missing Something?

Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

NateWatchesCoolMovies Final, a beautifully low key psychological sci-fi from Canadian actor and occasional director Campbell Scott, is a startling departure for Denis Leary from his usual perch in the nook of super stylish crime and lowbrow comedies. It's obviously low budget and therefore relatively quiet in terms of visuals, and yet still manages to create a hazy aura of confusion and unease. Leary plays Bill Tyler, a supremely confused coma patient who awakens in what he claims to be the future. He's in a regular hospital, but he's raving about forced organ transplants, illegal experiments involving human tissue regeneration, and imagines that he's been cryogenically frozen. The doctors take him for a lunatic and assign him sessions with a psychologist (Hope Davis) who hopes to probe his psyche and unlock the truth about his situation. Davis, supremely underrated, has chemistry with Leary that draws you in. She's a withdrawn actress who's energetic core makes infrequent appearances that pierce the introverted majority of her body of work, and spitfire Leary is the perfect scene partner to draw out the best in her. And likewise, as her grounded pathos reins in his outward momentum while never dimming the insistent claims of what's been done to him. The film lovingly follows them until the severely shocking ending. I love this one, simply because it's the last project you'd expect Leary to lend his talents to. It's hard to find, but an extremely rewarding watch for anyone who's a fan of both Leary and the conspiracy/sci fi love story sub genre. Watch out for a cameo from Earl Hindman, the elusive neighbour from Home Improvement as a sinister board member.

celr I rather liked it. Its spooky quality is maintained by you never knowing exactly what's going on. Is the patient really deluded or are his 'delusions' reality? I think they did a very good job of keeping the audience guessing and the performances were very believable. If I understand correctly the reason they're trying to get him to think it's 1999 is that he has to sign a consent form for his immune system to be used. They're trying to trick him into signing. It's suggested that there must be some sort of ethical or legal reason that they need a voluntary signature even if they have to deceive him. The ending is puzzling if you're looking for a coherent logic behind events. The ending suggests that nothing in the film is real...they're playing with our minds. This quality of never being sure of reality is one of the things I liked about the film. The 2 main actors are creating a reality between themselves--but the rest of the world is a bit tenuous. Of course there's a lot of people who won't like that at all.

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.

jerronspencer Dennis Leary may have started a comedian, but he is becoming a top-notch actor. His TV work just keeps getting better, and Final shows how good he can be.****SPOILER****In this film by Independent Digital Entertainment, Leary plays Billy, a man who wakes in a mental hospital with no clear memory of why he is there. Billy is lead to believe it has only been one week since he had an accident, but he thinks it has been four hundred years and that he is slated to be killed. As things progress, it is made increasingly clear that there is something unusual going on. Billy remembers more and more of the events leading to his accident and finally discovers the truth. This film was well shot on digital and had good acting and great dialog. All in all, a good movie with a decent take on the whole coma/cryogenic/future/past combo.