So I have some theories about this movie, and I understand they may be controversial to many. Firstly, (not a theory) I had a phenomenal time with this movie. Like genuinely, I really liked it. But I also don’t want to spoil anything, so I will refrain in that regard. But secondly, I think this movie is getting wildly mixed reviews because of the audience it is hitting. In many aspects, this feels like an A24 film. A smidge experimental, a little vague, conceptual with its messages. A24 has never thrived because it’s forced to the mainstream. It hits an audience that is interested in what A24 is. By casting Harry Styles, a One Direction member, as the lead, and the crazy amount of ads for this movie, it’s drawing an audience wildly different than what it is. Thirdly, people are upset because it has plot holes…I don’t think it actually has plot holes. It had intentional ambiguity in a world left to explore. We could see a prequel. We could see a sequel. We could get documentaries about it. There’s so much here that is left for interpretation, but it’s not unanswered. It’s open ended the way many books are. All in all, I HIGHLY recommend this one. Go in knowing nothing and experience it for yourself! Rating: 4.5/5 - 9/10 - Highly Recommend

Obviously a very flawed film. That being said, it looks gorgeous and kept me interested all the way to the end - more than I can say for some other movies. Now that that's out of the way, let's talk about all the plot points this movie never bothers to explain: [spoiler]1. What was the plane crash? 2. Why did Gemma Chan kill Frank at the end? 3. Why did Margaret's child disappear? 4. What was happening when Alice got crushed up against the glass? And when she sees Margaret smash her head into the mirror? And what was with the empty eggs? 5. Can you imagine whatever you want in the world, like in Inception? Does Frank control the world? 6. What were all the earthquakes/rumbles? 7. Why did one guy tell his wife they were making weapons? 8. Olivia Wilde's character is there because she lost her children - [/spoiler]that seemed like an interesting story which was not explored at all. And on and on...

Miss Flo completely carryied this movie. I must say it has really terrific plot with dark twist and second half is completely messed up. Exactly as this kind of movie should be. Psychological thriller with surprising ending, I was burried in the seat for last hour with open mouth. I dont understand two story elements: [spoiler] Why was Frank killed by his wife at the end? It doesnt make any sense except some feministic agenda. There was no indication at all that she would want to do that and probably she knew what was going on. Second thing is, why Alice didnt react on Frank saying that she was in his bedroom? Does it mean that Frank has some Administratior rights to every girl inside and men must agree to this terms?[/spoiler]

Intriguing photography and aptly composed soundtrack aside, I can't help but think that this movie's missing a good chunk of its plot. [spoiler] Sure, we get that Jack and other husbands wanted their wives to be "happy", and we even know why some of those women (like Bunny) who were in the know chose to stay in the simulation, but... _Why_ did Frank set all of this up? _What_ was his end goal? Plus that part where his wife says that she was gonna take matters in her own hands led pretty much to nowhere. And what about the _mechanics_ of this whole operation? How did it even work, exactly, and how was it even sustainable in the long term? And how is it that Alice escaping it would bring everything down? She doesn't know where everyone's body is in real life... I would conclude that, after a drawn out build up of tension and mystery, the reveal felt lacking and unoriginal, just like in the "Watcher". If you want to delve into themes such as societal gender roles and male control over women, I'd suggest watching the new "Men" horror flick, a much more successful attempt at meaningful debate in this respect. [/spoiler]

i'm still a bit confused by a lot of it [spoiler]if it was all a simulation, then how exactly did their bodies survive in the real world? were they hooked up to some kind of feeding tubes?[/spoiler] [spoiler]how could frank not know where these people were physically? wouldn't it be an insane risk not to find that out just in case?[/spoiler] [spoiler]why did the cover story for the men's jobs have to be so mysterious as to arouse curiosity? wouldn't it have been easier to come up with a more mundane lie to explain what they do for a living and why it's dangerous to go there? like, i dunno, radiation or something?[/spoiler] [spoiler]why did they make it so easy to exit the simulation? one just had to be curious enough to wander into the forbidden zone and touch this building - why didn't they put it further away from the town or hide it in a cave or at least build a fence around it?[/spoiler] [spoiler]what was the deal with the airplane? why did alice see it?[/spoiler] [spoiler]why did they care whether she took her pills in the simulation, when jack could just inject her with anything in real life?[/spoiler]