The One I Love

Ethan and Sophie (Mark Duplass and Elisabeth Moss) are a couple with marital problems who are sent by their therapist (Ted Danson) to a secluded retreat to test out their feelings: a beautiful house on a large estate, featuring an adjoining guesthouse that will become the crux of mysteries that arise during their stay. Namely, the place might be occupied by another couple who could pose a threat to Ethan and Sophie. To reveal more would spoil the delicious twists of filmmaker Charlie McDowell's (son of Malcolm) small-scale Twilight Zone-inspired film that raises some intriguing questions about the vagaries of modern relationships, along the asy employing a nice mixture of humor and seriousness. Although it uses a slight, even ludicrous conceit, it does so in an intelligent and sophisticated way that should be left to each viewer to discover and appreciate. Recommended. [Note: DVD/Blu-ray extras include audio commentary by director Charlie McDowell and costar Mark Duplass, and a visual effects reel (8 min.). Bottom line: a solid extras package for an engagingly oddball indie film.] (F. Swietek)