Mr. Nobody

Mr. Nobody is a 2009 film directed by Jaco Van Dormael who took thirteen years to come up with this and the hard work clearly shows. It is one of those mind fuck cinema which we rarely get to watch. Thirty minutes into it and I lost the track of what's real and what's surreal. It went on with it's uneven plot ends and every time the story takes a turn it becomes even more beautiful.


It's a story of Neo (No body) who is recounting his life story to a reporter. He is less than clear, often thinking that he is only thirty-four years of age. But his story becomes more confusing after he does focus on the fact of his current age. He takes us down memory lane at three primary points in his life: at age nine (when his parents get divorced), age fifteen and age thirty-four. The confusing aspect of the story is that he tells of alternate life paths, often changing course of the story with the flick of a decision at each of those ages.



The multilayered story holds itself till the end and continues to fascinate besides it is so well shot that nothing seems impossible. Every shot seems well rehearsed and so well co ordinated. The cast is adorable. Jared Leto outshines himself in a role of a life time and above all the direction is mind blowing. The starting remains my personal favourite though.



In totality it's something you shouldn't miss. Forget your popcorn for a couple of hours and enjoy the spectacle.