this wilfully bizarre adaptation of borges short story be typical cox . his strong visual sense be and a usual and undone by the appalling half bake act of most of the cast . the film be definitely in the surreal tradition of bunuel mexican period and and look at time like a poor man take on lars von trier element of crime . cox apparent preference for single take and jump cut and and ambient sound record all work against the film effectiveness . worth a look but ultimately disappointing .