Back in April I gave Denis Villeneuve’s psychological thriller Enemy a glowing review. I was downright seduced by the film’s eerie atmosphere and ambiguous plot, which has viewers delivering a large variety of theories concerning just what the hell is going on with doppelgangers and spiders. I speculated an Invasion of the Body Snatchers type of deal, but Villeneuve truly leaves it wide open for interpretation. Anyone who’s into dark and twisting mysterious should not sleep on this movie.

Now that the film’s on Blu-ray courtesy of Lionsgate, the film is game for even further analysis from viewers. After my second viewing, I still stand by my initial interpretation of the film. Scouring the internet, it really is amazing how many different explanations viewers are offering up. The film is loosely adapted from José Saramago’s 2002 novel “The Double,” and in the disc’s behind the scenes feature, it’s interesting to note that Jake Gyllenhaal and the rest of the cast had several questions concerning the plot, so Villeneuve asked them to write down questions for the author. Sadly, the day when Villeneuve was going to send the questions, Saramago passed away.

That’s just one of the tidbits of informtation discussed in the feature, which runs about 18 minutes long. It’s a really great feature (and the disc’s only one), containing in-depth and insightful talks with Villeneuve, Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Isabella Rossellini, and Sarah Gadon, as well as screenwriter Javier Gullón, cinematographer Nicolas Bolduc, production designer Patrice Vermette, and producers. So yeah, this bitch is thorough.

For such a brief feature, they manage to cover a lot of ground. Like a lot of viewers, the cast is also unsure what the film means. Villeneuve talks about how he always intended to leave it up for interpretation and that Saramago was cool with the major diversions they made from the book. They also detail some of the filmmaking techniques they used to make the illusion of two Gyllehaals believable. One major trick to pulling it off was making sure his eye line was correct, which they did with the practical use of a tennis ball on a pole. It’s really simple but clever filmmaking.

The Lionsgate 1080p transfer is full of fine details and textures. The 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio is also strong.

Enemy is a hit or miss movie. That being said I suggest renting or streaming it before dipping in for the purchase. I highly recommend it though if you dig ambiguous, mysterious movies that stay with you long after viewing.