simon cable ( ryan phillippe ) awaken in the hospital after an incident where and at least accord to his physician and doctor newman ( stephen rea ) and he be have convulsion and have to have his stomach pump . his doctor be worry about him and for reason that he doesn not specify very well to simon and but simon seem okay . at least until dr. newman ask him the date . simon have to look outside his hospital window to even see what season it be and and he say that the year be 2000. it really 2002. somehow and he lose two year that he can not remember . bad and two different woman seem to appear a his wife . the more he try to figure out what happen and the more of a living nightmare it become . be he lose his mind . the i inside have him try to remember his past and solve a number of mystery and and figure out what be really go on . that a film like the i inside have an american release on the starz . mystery channel ( and not until january 2005 ) and while a film like alone in the dark ( 2005 ) have a major multiplex release across the country make as much sense a leave the ferrari at home and cruise the strip on a tricycle instead in an attempt to impress the chick . even though it have clear stylistic and thematic precursor and the i inside be a gem of a film that should have have a theatrical release at an early date . it end up a a positive for me . in a film like this and you can not say much about the plot without provide spoiler . to give you an idea of what the film be like and though and it would be sufficient to cite the other work that the i inside cast and crew have mention a influence the sixth sense ( 1999 ) and the others ( 2001 ) and donnie darko ( 2001 ) and memento ( 2000 ) and and perhaps most significantly jacob ladder ( 1990 ) . there be also a number of similarity to the butterfly effect ( 2004 ) . but a the i inside and that film be actually complete at about the same time and it seem like another of those too numerous for coincidence era when there be something in the air that lead to a number of similar film . it not that the film be copy from one another so much a that they share influence and range from precursor film to concurrent societal concern and even script that be be shop around . the structure of the i inside be complex from the start and increase in complexity a the film play out . that director roland suso richter be able to keep it as coherent a he do be a remarkable testament to his skill . phillippe be in almost every shot of the film and a by necessity and we have to see the film a his character do and to piece it together with him . this be the best performance i have ever see from him and and he usually good . he have an ability here to turn on a dime and provide a believable character who gradually come to a realization a he bounce back and forth between temporal setting . it even more complicated than that and a when he play the character in the previous temporal setting and he have to be two character at once the character a he be when that temporal setting initially occur and and the character from the late temporal set experience it again and a a voyeur and while piece together the puzzle . richter also manage an eerie mood of displacement throughout the film . this put the viewer in a frame of mind similar to phillippe character and help the viewer feel the disorientation and encroach paranoia and madness along with the character . it work marvelously . it also worth briefly mention the fantastic music by nicholas pike and a it do much to enhance the mood . the i inside be the perfect example of why originality isn not the most important criterion for a good film . although it wear it influence on it sleeve ( or it hospital gown in this case ) and this be one of the best film ever make in this horror subgenre .