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* CreepyAwesome: [[spoiler:Anna, to some degree.]]
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Subverted in that the film is both American and Spanish (it was directed by a Spaniard, shot in United States and co-produced by both), but reception in said countries was vastly different. American critics gave the film a general meh while Spanish reviews were rave.
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Subverted in that the film is both American and Spanish (it was directed by a Spaniard, shot in United States and co-produced by both), but reception in said countries was vastly different. American critics gave the film a general meh while Spanish reviews were rave.
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* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: Strong' and Farmiga's performances were consistently acclaimed even by the least thrilled reviewers, with Farmiga, being just at her fourth film role at this point, showing she could belivably carry half of a film on her shoulders.
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* MagnificentBastard: [[spoiler:Anna reveals herself to be one by the end of the film, having successfully fabricated false memories in her own mind in order to shed suspicion onto Sebastian to manipulate John, as well as framing John for her murder in order to fake her own death to be free of her parents. And [[KarmaHoudini she gets off scot-free for all of this in the end.]]]]
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* HilariousInHindsight: Creator/NoahTaylor, who plays here a psychic detective, already played a "dream tech support" in the 2001 film ''Film/VanillaSky'', which is coincidentally the remake of a Spanish film.
* HilariousInHindsight: Creator/NoahTaylor, who plays here a psychic detective, already played a "dream tech support" in the 2001 film ''Film/VanillaSky'', which is coincidentally the remake of a Spanish film.
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Subverted in that the film is both American and Spanish (it was directed by a Spaniard, shot in United States and coproduced co-produced by both), but reception in said countries was vastly different. American critics gave the film a general meh while Spanish reviews were rave.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Creator/NoahTaylor, who plays here a psychic detective, already played a "dream tech support" in the 2001 film ''Film/VanillaSky'', which is coincidentally the remake of a Spanish film.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: [[spoiler:Considering the ambiguity of what we see of Anna's parents, especially the flashbacks of her late biological father and the scenes of her cold stepfather, how much of her sociopathy can be attributed to her own personality as opposed to a bleak and possibly abusive socialite upbringing?]]
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: [[spoiler:Considering the ambiguity of what we see of Anna's parents, especially the flashbacks of her late biological father and the scenes of her cold stepfather, how much of her sociopathy manipulative tendences can be attributed to her own personality as opposed to a bleak and possibly abusive socialite upbringing?]]
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: [[spoiler:Considering the ambiguity of what we see of Anna's parents, especially the flashbacks of her late biological father and the scenes of her cold stepfather, how much of her sociopathy can be attributed to her own personality as opposed to a bleak and possibly abusive socialite upbringing?]]
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* MagnificentBastard: [[spoiler:Anna reveals herself to be one by the end of the film, having actually successfully fabricated false memories in her own mind in order to shed suspicion onto Sebastian to manipulate John, as well as framing John for her murder in order to fake her own death to be free of her parents. And [[KarmaHoudini she gets off scot-free for all of this in the end.]]]]
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* TheWoobie: John. [[spoiler:Before the events of the film, he lost his wife, suffered a stroke and became a financially ruined alcoholic. And during the events of the film, he gets cruelly utilized by a person he developed somewhat of an emotional attachment, is framed as a murderer and goes to jail for an undisclosed amount of time.]]
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* TheWoobie: John. [[spoiler:Before the events of the film, he lost his wife, suffered a stroke and became a financially ruined alcoholic. And during the events of the film, he gets cruelly callously utilized by a person he developed somewhat of an emotional attachment, attachment with, is framed as a murderer and goes to jail for an undisclosed amount of time.]]
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: [[spoiler:Considering the ambiguity of what we see of Anna's parents, especially the flashbacks of her late biological father and the scenes her cold stepfather, how much of her sociopathy can be attributed to her own personality as opposed to a bleak and possibly abusive upbringing?]]
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* HilariousInHindsight: Creator/NoahTaylor, who plays here a psychic detective, already played a "dream tech support" in the 2001 film ''Film/VanillaSky'', which is coincidentally the remake of a Spanish film.
* MagnificentBastard:[[spoiler: Anna [[spoiler:Anna reveals herself to be one by the end of the film, having actually successfully fabricated false memories in her own mind in order to shed suspicion onto Sebastian, and faking her own death in order Sebastian to be free of her parents while also manipulate John, as well as framing John for her murder.murder in order to fake her own death to be free of her parents. And [[KarmaHoudini she gets off scot-free for all of this in the end.]]]]]]]]
* OneSceneWonder: Creator/NoahTaylor as the creepy but ultimately helpful Peter Lundgren.
* ParanoiaFuel: The owner of the memories screened by a Mindscape detective doesn't always realize he is in a memory, but sometimes can spot the detective himself as a shadowy figure at the background...
* TheWoobie: John. [[spoiler:Before the events of the film, he lost his wife, suffered a stroke and became a financially ruined alcoholic. And during the events of the film, he gets cruelly utilized by a person he developed somewhat of an emotional attachment, is framed as a murderer and goes to jail for an undisclosed amount of time.]]
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* OneSceneWonder: Creator/NoahTaylor as the creepy but ultimately helpful Peter Lundgren.
* ParanoiaFuel: The owner of the memories screened by a Mindscape detective doesn't always realize he is in a memory, but sometimes can spot the detective himself as a shadowy figure at the background...
* TheWoobie: John. [[spoiler:Before the events of the film, he lost his wife, suffered a stroke and became a financially ruined alcoholic. And during the events of the film, he gets cruelly utilized by a person he developed somewhat of an emotional attachment, is framed as a murderer and goes to jail for an undisclosed amount of time.]]
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* MagnificentBastard: [[spoiler: Anna reveals herself to be one by the end of the film, having actually successfully fabricated false memories in her own mind in order to shed suspicion onto Sebastian and set John up, Sebastian, and faking her own death in order to be free of her parents while also framing John for her murder. And [[KarmaHoudini she gets off scot-free for all of this in the end.]]]]
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* MagnificentBastard: [[spoiler: Anna reveals herself to be one by the end of the film, having actually successfully fabricated false memories in her own mind in order to shed suspicion onto Sebastian and set John up, and faking her own death in order to be free of her stepparents parents while also framing John for her murder. And [[KarmaHoudini she gets off scot-free for all of this in the end.]]]]
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* MangificentBastard: [[Spoilers: [[spoiler: Anna reveals herself to be one by the end of the film, having actually successfully fabricated false memories in her own mind in order to set John up, and faking her own death in order to be free of her stepparents while also framing John for her murder. And [[KarmaHoudini she gets off scot-free for all of this in the end.]]]]
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* MangificentBastard: [[Spoiler: [[Spoilers: Anna reveals herself to be one by the end of the film, having actually successfully fabricated false memories in her own mind in order to set John up, and faking her own death in order to be free of her stepparents while also framing John for her murder. And [[KarmaHoudini she gets off scot-free for all of this in the end.]]]]
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* MangificentBastard: [[Spoiler: Anna reveals herself to be one by the end of the film, having actually successfully fabricated false memories in her own mind in order to set John up, and faking her own death in order to be free of her stepparents while also framing John for her murder. And [[KarmaHoudini she gets off scot-free for all of this in the end.]]]]
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