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An impressive, given the budget et al., feature film debut from Mr. Nolan!

Not that the aforementioned is a surprise, of course. Still, this is a great watch, no doubt about it for me. I particularly appreciated the score, which is very good. Jeremy Theobald and Alex Haw give strong performances, especially the latter; who kept reminding me of a young Kevin Durand.

As you'd expect, this has many early hallmarks of Nolan's work - the obvious being the non-linear storytelling. I really like how the story is told here, the premise is intriguing and it ends up wrapping up nicely. The 70 minute run time, although not unwelcome, is shorter than I wanted, only because I happily would've watched this flick develop further.

I still gotta tick off 'Memento', 'Insomnia' and 'The Prestige' to complete Christopher Nolan's filmography. 'Following' is now logged and I'd recommend it. On the topic of this director's movies, I'd rank this higher than (the still very good) 'Dunkirk', 'The Dark Knight Rises' and, narrowly, 'Tenet'.

This felt like a prelude to what Memento would become.

Well, in this first work we see all the genius of Nolan in creating those narratives that only he knows how to conceive. Beyond a somewhat immature interpretation of the actors, it is an interesting film.

It's impressive to see what Nolan was capable to do with a so low budget. And here in this film we can already see that he had some ideas to Memento (second best movie by Nolan, in my opinion).

You have short time? You want to watch something good? Watch this movie. It is a good way to start Nolan’s world. [spoiler]This is my 2nd but still thinking relationship between Batman on the door on that movie and the triology. [/spoiler]

Christopher Nolan's extremely low-budget, high-concept debut is one nasty character. Cerebral and verbose, it lulled me into a trance with long, casual chats about the practice of breaking and entering as a social experiment, then suddenly smacked me with a sharp jerk of the wheel that skewed everything. Appropriate, effective use of hand-held cameras lend the screen a disheveled, voyeuristic look that had me averting my eyes out of guilt and embarrassment once or twice.

A very small, casual cast knows that's what Nolan is after, and plays it up beautifully with sudden piercing glares that often shoot straight through the lens. The concept of non-linear narration may be starting to feel a bit played out at the moment, but when used with care and efficiency it can still be a powerful, effective means to a surprise end - and this is a great example of that. An unusually brief run time (70 minutes) may seem too short at a glance; worry not, it'll stay with you for days.

What an amazing directorial debut for one of the best in the business. Christopher Nolan loves his non linear storytelling and no one does it as good as him. It's crazy to think how they did this for only $6,000 and only on weekends.

Edit: Second time viewing and first with the chronological order. It is an interesting story but not quite as good as the original version. The nonlinear timelines really elevates this to great. Still this is very impressive with what they had to work with.

When I realized that I love Christopher Nolan, I had to pickup a copy of everything that he's made (only missing Quay documentary at the moment, in process). This movie was made for only $6k. He really turned out something awesome for such a low budget.

I think you also see what he does with storytelling. He almost always has a big twist in the plot that makes sense and is wonderful. I remember being a little unsure about this movie until I got towards the end when stuff started to make sense. This was a great start to his career.

The look and style feel very much the same as well. I kind of like the low budget look sometimes too. This smaller 16mm resolution fits the story well. A major plus side to this movie is also the fact that it is only a bit over an hour long.

I say that, because I don't think the story could have drawn out much longer. I'm really glad they didn't try to stretch it just for standard run time. This isn't a movie that I think everyone will enjoy. It isn't filled with great actors or action scenes. While I do see some really flat moments and coldness, I certainly enjoy checking it out again from time to time.

Also, I did watch his first short 'Doodlebug' as well again. That is quite the interesting student film, that's for sure. Check it out if you can.

- Very artsy film
- Strong twists along a the way
- Performances wew a little stiff

A solid directorial debut in which you start to see the storytelling that Nolan will become known for. Kind of a modern film noir piece told like a short story since it is in B&W.