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To me, this movie is perfection.

Great Film overall

Better Late Then Never

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

To each their own of course, but I've seen a lot of these types of movies, (of which I endearingly call, "2-4 Idiots Trapped in a Room Trying Not to Die" films), and this one did not go in the predictable route. The actors also had really great chemistry, and I mean that, even before the sex scene. I also liked the way that the film was shot with just enough interesting angles but not so many that it gives me motion sickness, (and no shaky or spinning camera effect; praise the mighty gods! XD).That said, here's my take on the sex scene/why they had sex; if I were in a situation where I were in serious danger of dying, and were going through this with another person, I would probably grow to care a great deal about them, especially by the end as we both lay dying. If that other person happened to be someone that I found to be attractive and who also found me attractive in return, and we both seriously felt that there was no hope of surviving, I could see the romanticism in wanting to go out together in a blast of final excreted energy. Though, I felt like it went deeper than that, and I think this is why I enjoyed this one so much.It's like how soldiers who were in combat together become brothers/sisters, or how survivors of horrible abuse or natural disasters often cling together for many years after, (if not life), because they're the only ones in the world that will ever fully and personally understand what the other has been through. It's hard to explain the love you feel for someone when they've held your hand and walked through hell with you. As for the ending, I immediately thought, "Wow, it's like exactly what the Disney-loving inner child in me wanted for them after all they've been through!", but couldn't help but notice how purposely surreal it looked, as if something out of a dream...or something out of the series of hallucinations that the brain processes as it dies due to all the chemical stuff the brain does when you die, (unless you go by instant death, which is rare). The guy was so exhausted and starved of everything by the end that he was crawling and barely able to make it back to the lady when he ripped out the lining of that coffin to cover her with, (that part pulled my heartstrings; sorry, it just did, okay?! :P ). I figure that he died shortly after that, and the ending was a dying vision in his mind as he passed. The lady may or may not have died at the same time. Maybe she was really with him in the vision because she had died, too, but it seemed to me that she had another day or so before she was going to die of starvation and thirst. They'll never know who did it to them or why; that's the harsh reality of many victims of serial killers, as much as it sucks.Again, feel free of disagree or even rip my review apart; I won't take it personally that we didn't like the same movie, haha. :)

**SPOILER** I understand that there is symbolism in the movie. I understand the guy and girl may be dead or purgatory. How they act in the vault, decides they're fate. I would even venture a guess and say, the whole movie was about him. And she was just one more item/part/thing in the vault for him to interact with, in deciding his fate. In fact, I don't know if every version of this movie has her subtitles in German instead of in English. So I got my tablet and translated her subtitles from German to English. No body who posted a message referred to her limited back story. But she was going to a wedding. She doesn't know why she's there. Doesn't know the guy. She's religious. She says she always does what shes told. She asks if G*d wants her dead. Asks why is she being punished. She refers to her mother being disappointed. While the guy's sounds like a jerk, and with no faith. So she has no reason to be there unless she's dead, and there to help him reform.The part that puzzles me is the items in the vault. He has a dead rat, a hidden key, and a locked locker with a welding torch and tools. Symbolically speaking, the key comes from the light. He has a blue collar speech pattern and has a locker and tools.She is in the dark, inside a coffin. The lamp in her vault is very decorative. Her lights can be turned on and off, but his can't. Lamps light their way?The third vault has a grave with a fallen chandelier, and a red/orange grave stone. I don't understand the need for the items in this vault. Maybe they symbolize their ending. It's time to decide their fate? Why a red/orange grave stone? Why a fallen chandelier? Does the glass beads and light represent heaven, and the worm in the grave represent death?Why did she have sex? Was she a virgin and her wedding was hers? Did she want him out of his funk? He broke down and started to cry. She tried to talk him out of it. Then slapped him. Then kicked him. She finally pulled him out of the grave. He was thirsty, so she gave him her tears. He had no will to continue, so she had sex with him so he'd feel alive again?My question is, are the items in each vault symbols that tell a story, why he was there? The key for the locker came from the overhead light fixture... why? Does light symbolize hope for him? If the items have a purpose, does that mean he should have checked each vault for items to use for his escape. Except for the items in his vault, the coffin, and the girl, he ignored every item. The items in his vault are industrial. The items in her vault were somber. The older artistic coffin. The older artistic lamp. And the over the head lamp with a cord, if you want light or not. The third vault had the grave and the chandelier. My biggest question is... what was in the 4rth vault. Is there a 4rth vault? If the vaults are square rooms. And he travels to the other vaults that share walls with his vault. And when the door opens and they see outside, the vault door opens wide and stops on a side wall. Doesn't that hint to a 4rth vault?Personally, once the key falls from the lamp, which he uses to get tools. I would have used my imagination and taken a better look at the other items.I love the movie but... My biggest criticism of the movie is that the guy ignores allot, and that's why people may rate this movie low. It's like a mystery story, the author shows every clue to the reader/viewer, so they can better understand why the villain is the villain. It's also entertaining for the audience to try to solve the mystery before the story detective figure it out. In this movie, it feels like there is so much clues/symbolism that are ignored or unexplained. In a good story, the main character is like the mouse on a computer screen. The audience/reader can't interact with the story/characters/clues, but we get to explore them when the main character interacts with his environment. The guy in this story just ignores allot.

This film was not as terrible as some reviews make out and is well worth 80 odd minutes of your life. It was never going to win an Oscar but then neither are thousands of other far less worthy pieces. You know by now the plot from other reviews so you also know it's a story of symbolism. I love mysteries and that's what keeps you watching. The quality (acting, script, filming making) is strong enough to keep you wanting to know what's the out come. I've seen enough films that provide NO ending at all or the very obvious one where the character just dies as he would in reality. That would have left me annoyed!!. Just a couple points I would have liked a clearer explanation of though. I know it had a meaning, but the not looking and backing up to the doors to open them???? And another point no one mentioned. How did he get on top of the cabinet and WHY? Thinking about it, one area for improvement would have been a tighter, more realistic script. Some points are just not right and would not have taken much to put right. For example he's far more likely to have tipped over the cupboard than go to the bother of climbing on top, and would he really have started drinking urine after just a day. I know I wouldn't. Anyway, a little improvement and an OK movie.

There are a few things that need to be said about this movie...a) Go into it with an open mind and it does have the ability to grab your attention. Don't expect greatness in storyline, acting or even communication.b) Unfortunately, it doesn't give you a reason to pay attention by the end of the movie!!! I honestly was going to give it a 3 overall... and then the final 30 seconds of the movie occurred and my friend and I were both staring at the screen with the pivotal W T F face (and then the ensuing shouts of various profane remarks about the eighty minutes we just wasted watching it).Remember how Inception leaves you guessing even when the movie is finished... and you wind up having discussions with friends about those last crucial moments in the movie. This movie has a very, unexpected ending, yet you won't be discussing it with anyone afterward.