Submergence - Firstly, this is an adaptation to the novel, which I did not read - But unlike film , there is unlimited time to build on the characters so that somewhere along the prose timeline we manifest human beings. But in film there are stringent strictures on timeline, this is a bold attempt to perhaps take what prose delineated with many didactic facts circumnavigating round every little nook and cranny erelong we understand everything perfectly, so when we finally close the book we say dang, these two fine characters were this and they did that and that happened to them. But in film, alas there is not enough time. I feel this is a giant bold attempt through the vehicle of abstract surrealism to go outside the outskirts of normalcy outside the outposts of conventional didactic facts by turns, page after page to use the characters (of whom I have no idea what the pretty girl did or why she was under the water, or why the handsome gent was there and all groddy and captured and all those pesky facts) So I just let myself go with what we have in front of us, an attempt at using the characters as symbols allegorical ideals in an intangible world drifting here and there through the ebb and flow of our spirit's inner ocean, the deep connection, the rift therein due to the character's particulars no matter how singular, to there final "re-connection" and we come to their final page and close the book on a film that hovers over words and is suspended in that area outside of time and space which transcend the characters as manifestations of an innefable ideal. The characters are sort of spectral in the lambent light of our inner hearth but at length ideas here on this sphere must collide with reality whereby this script was written in a way so that our unique characters reach their crisis as it were, transposed, but upon the whole, we must re-connect with this realm's reality and it is just too stark, to striking, to ungodly, so we can't really say, this is a sad ending nor a happy ending, its just as it started, odd singular as the characters and their connection, their fates, its all woven in this deep solemn meditation that reaches from beyond and asks us to just wonder a bit on what is truly important in life, real love, could there be more than just this realm, did the book do that? I don't know. The film yes, it touches us in places that rubs us the wrong way, at once, there is this voice inside that wells up and wants to expel this giant guttural scream WHY? These two people are so cute, they are yet young, handsome rich famous movie stars, why can't they just drop all this waked nonsense and go chill out at the mall? lol....

Thanks for yet another great film, Wim. People who enjoy and appreciate Wim Wenders' reliably unique cinematic expression and ideas will enjoy this one also. No need to say more.

The chemistry is non existent and Vikander has about as much charm as a piece of driftwood. They used to say Keanu Reeves was a wooden actor but I even so I kinda like the guy - she is the female equivalent but I cannot stand her poor acting and zero emotions - how did she get into acting? Must be a student of the Harvey Weinstein school methinks!McAvoy's acting far outshines Vikander who is in my opinion another one of the fluff on a stick actresses who cannot act but get the role for her looks but god knows why as her boyish, stick insect figure is definitely not sexy in the least.Apart from those irritations we have an Utterly tedious story with nothing of interest at all; the love story is a joke as there is zero chemistry between the two actors - casting director should leave the business!

I understand why people would see it as boring, it has philosophy in it, a depth that not everybody can reach. The actors play their parts magnificat, I was waiting for MacAvoy to do something like this and it wasn't a surprise from Vikander. I loved it and I hope more intelligent people would watch so that the rating will go up but again, it's not for mainstream audiences, they only need obvious entertainment, explosions and action.