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Saw it at Fantasia in July; it just opened here in Boston a weeks ago. Pretty good, I thought, although I thought the ending was one of those twists that doesn't really make logical or scientific sense.
I'd watch for it, especially if you have a theater in town (or near where yiou live) that shows smaller independent/art films. I read about it in "Rue Morgue" magazine around the time it played at Fantasia and "Entertainment Weekly" rated it as an "EW Pick" in its review last week (A-). Can't wait to see it.