I found this movie extremely well done and it stuck out as something different due to the playful scenes in the fictional world of the protagonist.
Note: the explaination after the climax is sort of needed - I'm sure it will be bashed for hand-holding the audience. After the wild ride through the story, twists, turns, and leads everywhere, the audience needs that slap in the face of a climax then guided walk through what just happened. It's the "click" for the audience ... what makes them realize - "ooooh. i get it".
This might occur a little before the hand holding if you're a savvy movie-goer and reader when the wife opens the box revealing her husband's name on the front - but for the rest of us - the summarization of the whole is needed and welcome.
The eerie tale centers with this dog that gives the audience a steady uncomfortable feeling - was it the devil? was it God? What ever it was - it seemed to me that it was a little more than just a dog who witnessed the murder years ago.
Overall the movie was something new for the audience, Jim, and genre. As a DIY filmmaker, I can't help but think that the marketing department didn't take enough advantage of the title and promotion opportunies it offered - I can imagine the number 23 everywhere ... they needed a street team to sticker everything!
Anyway, good movie!
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