A man think that there is something wrong with his leg and wants to have it removed.
While framed as a thriller or horror film, this is really more a drama about people dealing with body image. The film is a look at people who suffer from body integrity identity disorder. That is a disease where people want to remove a limb or some part of their body because they feel there is something wrong with it. While it's a creepy idea for most people, it is a very real condition.
For me the film is a bit of a curate's egg. It seems to want to both talk about the condition and also be a thriller. The problem is that it's told in such away that there is no mystery and danger outside of whether the leg will go and whether the main character's relationship will survive. The result is the tone is off.
Is it a bad film?
No but it isn't really memorable.
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