christian slater be impressive here and the juxtaposition of real and surreal sequence work well . william h. macy and a always and paint a minor character vividly and a do elisha cuthbert . not much of a movie for adam sandler fan or the myriad viewer who just want to chuckle and half sleep . this be a second thought sort of film one that come back at you . the creativity and uniqueness be not apparent at first and but brings belated fascination . the camera work be superb and the screenplay and borrowing just a tad from ambrose bierce ( a many have ) and be a true work of art . director do not get enough credit so kudos here too . all in all a great effort and well worth see .