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Really Surprised!

Nice effects though.

Excellent but underrated film

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

One's patience will be rewarded if you make it to the end of the picture. I guess that's my way of saying that it won't appeal to everyone, especially if you quit half way in like another reviewer mentioned, stating that it didn't make any sense. I'd have to agree with that observation, at the half way point it doesn't make any sense. But disparate threads eventually come together, even if some of the elements introduced have no bearing on the story. The film has a creepy vibe going for it throughout and things are definitely not what they seem at first. As an example, I thought Francis Brown's (Bruce Greenwood) relationship with baby sitter Tracey (Sarah Polley) was headed into unspeakable territory, and then we come to find out that she's his niece. It's those kinds of twists and turns that keep one off balance, just like Eric's (Elias Koteas) set up to get Francis thrown out of the Club Exotica. You never really know which way the story is heading until the very last scene, and the payoff is distressingly sad and depressing for the film's principal character, who's unable to reconcile his conflicted emotions over the loss of a daughter and wife in unrelated circumstances. It's safe for me to say I haven't run across another picture like this, at least not that I can recall. Even the title "Exotica" has the effect of misdirecting one's expectations after the fact, as the strip club atmosphere at the center of the story only provides the venue for the story to unfold in a most unexpected way.

Exotica is Egoyan's best movie and the best movie I've ever seen.Exotica raises the question of our existence, what we are supposed to do on Earth as humans. And this as a subtext in a perfect narration of people whose paths come together in the "Exotica".There is no other film that contains such poetic but accurate dialogues. In this artwork, every spoken word has a meaning in relation to the meta-narrative.The very good work with the music motifs and the location, merged with the film dialogues, give the film an atmosphere that is neither sad nor happy, but exceptionally gorgeous and yet earthly.I'm very thankful to see this wise movie.

Returning to this film after a gap of many years, I find it just as stunning as I remember, even if I remember very few of the scenes. Of course I did remember Mia Kirshner's schoolgirl strip to Leonard Cohen! The film is particularly effective and affecting because the characters are so well portrayed that they seem to be unravelling exactly what is going on the same as we are. I understand that Egoyan dislikes audition for his actors, preferring to select them on past work (preferably theatre work) and then presenting them with the part. In that way they take ownership of the character and we get to experience a very emotional tale. A list of the more difficult themes in which this film engages would put off many and that the main location is a posh strip club might seem an obstacle for many. Nevertheless this is an important, beautifully shot film in which seemingly minor moments turn out to have great significance, first for one and then another. Mesmerising with perfect direction, camera work, acting and music. I cannot praise this work of art more highly.

Exotica is my first Atom Egoyan film, and I'm now inclined to go out and go through his entire catalog. The title and DVD cover may make is seem like an erotic thriller at first, when in fact nothing could be further from the truth; Exotica is a beautiful, dark, low-key drama that seduces the viewer with sensuality and sexuality but maintains a chilly distance throughout.Exotica takes place in a strip club but isn't at any time titillating. It keeps the viewer out both sexually and emotionally - it's a character study piece that doesn't allow us to get into the head of any of the characters, one that doesn't have a real protagonist. Every character is a stranger to us and they all keep secrets from us and from each other, secrets that unravel as the film unfolds in a deliberately slow and strictly structured pace.I'm glad that I went into Exotica knowing next to nothing about it, and so should you. Quit reading reviews and just watch it.