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"UTTERLY ENGAGING… HILARIOUS AND WICKEDLY CLEVER"

- Playlist on Indiewire

FIVE STARS"

- The Guardian

"A darkly ironic and skillfully surreal examination of an unrealized life."

- LA TIMES

"Daring, hilarious and wickedly clever"

- The Playlist on Indiewire

"It burbles and crackles with imagination"

- NPR

"A comedic triumph"

- Complex

"Visually groundbreaking and darkly funny."

- Film Journal International

"Grade: A"

- ShockYa

"A masterpiece of production design."

- The Dissolve

"DAZZLING. TREMBLES WITH WIT AND AMBITION. A masterpiece of production design. It nails a curious mood that's been too long absent from contemporary film."

- Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice

"HILARIOUS AND WICKEDLY CLEVER. Special and singular filmmaking at its best, it confirms Ayoade as one of the brightest rising talents behind the camera."

- Kevin Jagernauth, The Playlist on Indiewire

"Quirky, Murky Fun. Jesse Eienberg was recently tapped to play supervillain Lex Luthor in the upcoming Superman-vs.-Batman movie. Anyone who sees him in “The Double” will commend that choice."

- Joe Neumaier, NY Daily News

"Sneakily powerful—an imaginative, immersive world. Eisenberg gives a remarkable dual performance that brilliantly harnesses both sides of his persona."

- Nathan Rabin, The Dissolve

"A cinematic swoon, certainly one of the most imaginative and riveting head trips to come along in some time."

- Ryan Lattanzio, Indiewire/TOH

"It burbles and crackles with imagination."

- Linda Holmes, NPR

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- Henry Barnes, The Guardian

"A COMEDIC TRIUMPH. Ayoade's put himself at the forefront of England's best young directors."

- Matt Barone, Complex

"Right now, no American actor seems smarter than Jesse Eisenberg."

- Wesley Morris, Grantland

"A strong film. Richard Ayoade is a fiercely individual voice."

- Drew McWeeny, HitFix

"Unfolds with heightened expressionistic intensity, and has style and energy to burn."

- Justin Chang, Variety

"Confirms that Ayoade is indeed the real deal, an ambitious young filmmaker working in a register shared by far too few of his contemporaries."

- Calum Marsh, Film.com

"A fascinating piece of filmmaking."

- John Wildman, Film Comment

"Pick of the week. It feels like one of the biggest discoveries of 2014."

- Salon

"It’s a ruthless social and corporate satire dosed with near-fatal levels of psilocybin."

- Salon

"Brilliant."

- This Week in New York

"A crazy, extremely strange, thoroughly engaging and enraging examination of identity, of who we are and who we want to be, further establishing Ayoade as a unique auteur with a fascinating take on humanity."

- This Week in New York

"Grade: A. Surreal and Hilarious"

- COMPLEX

"IMPRESSIVE, SKILLFULLY SURREAL. Eisenberg does a remarkable job creating a sharp emotional distinction between the two men. You can't help but wonder what windmills director Ayoade will tilt next."

- Betsy Sharkey, LA Times

"BREATHTAKINGLY REALIZED."

- Kyle Smith, NY Post

"DAZZLING. TREMBLES WITH WIT AND AMBITION. A masterpiece of production design. It nails a curious mood that's been too long absent from contemporary film."

- Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice

"STYLISH AND DARKLY FUNNY."

- Richard Corliss, Time

"HILARIOUS AND WICKEDLY CLEVER. Special and singular filmmaking at its best, it confirms Ayoade as one of the brightest rising talents behind the camera."

- Kevin Jagernauth, The Playlist on Indiewire

"Quirky, Murky Fun. Jesse Eienberg was recently tapped to play supervillain Lex Luthor in the upcoming Superman-vs.-Batman movie. Anyone who sees him in “The Double” will commend that choice."

- Joe Neumaier, NY Daily News

"Sneakily powerful—an imaginative, immersive world. Eisenberg gives a remarkable dual performance that brilliantly harnesses both sides of his persona."

- Nathan Rabin, The Dissolve

"A cinematic swoon, certainly one of the most imaginative and riveting head trips to come along in some time."

- Ryan Lattanzio, Indiewire/TOH

"It burbles and crackles with imagination."

- Linda Holmes, NPR

"5 OUT OF 5 STARS."

- Henry Barnes, The Guardian

"A COMEDIC TRIUMPH. Ayoade's put himself at the forefront of England's best young directors."

- Matt Barone, Complex

"Right now, no American actor seems smarter than Jesse Eisenberg."

- Wesley Morris, Grantland

"A strong film. Richard Ayoade is a fiercely individual voice."

- Drew McWeeny, HitFix

"Unfolds with heightened expressionistic intensity, and has style and energy to burn."

- Justin Chang, Variety

"Confirms that Ayoade is indeed the real deal, an ambitious young filmmaker working in a register shared by far too few of his contemporaries."

- Calum Marsh, Film.com

"A fascinating piece of filmmaking."

- John Wildman, Film Comment