I think you probably should Enter the Void.

It's not for everyone; it's explicit, harrowing- even demanding. But if you can deal with that, seeing this epic psychotronic movie becomes less about taking a chance and more about embracing a uniquely enriching existential opportunity;

Leave your body behind in the theatre, and enter the screen-- be taken on a journey through sight and sound, as you ride behind the eyes of Oscar, a doomed young American in seediest parts of Tokyo you can imagine.

Soon you ARE Oscar, in the most effective first person cinema I've ever seen.While of course you have no stake in any decision Oscar makes, you can't help but feel like a participant in the voyeuristic activities he takes on; for better or for worse.It's soon clear that he and you both are in for an extremely bad trip.

While of course indulging in guilty pleasures may put a secret smile on your face, the most enjoyable stuff for me was the worst that Oscar and I had to experience.

It's almost like a roller coaster ride, except at an un-amusement park. And I say this in the most endearing way-- because to say that I've been fully obliterated by a film is the highest compliment I can give it.

While I enjoy light, fun movies as much as the next guy, the movies I really set out to see, that I really love are always the ones that scar me- and not just in a sensational or exploitative way.

My main fear, is that it might be a very long time before a film like this comes along again.It's challenging to watch at times, slow and unflinching- some would argue it needs some editing, but I couldn't tell you what frame to cut. To take anything away from it, I feel would destroy the point of the movie. Nothing is filtered.

If you give of yourself, if you suspend disbelief and take the plunge, you WILL enter the void, and you might not ever be the same upon returning.

You still have one last chance to catch it at TIFF 09!

Enter the Void screens Saturday Sept 19 7:00PM - AMC 9