In a Los Angeles hospital during the 1920s, a stuntman named Roy Walker is recovering from a fall suffered while working on a film. He befriends a young patient, Alexandria, who has a broken arm, and begins telling her an elaborate tale of five mythic heroes and the villainous Governor Odious they set out to defeat. The story spans the globe, and as Roy's state of mind grows more troubled, the border between the invented world and the hospital around them becomes harder to keep apart.
Tarsem Singh directed and co-wrote the film with Dan Gilroy and Nico Soultanakis, and he also produced it with Soultanakis and Lionel Kopp. It was his second feature, following The Cell in 2000 and preceding Immortals, Mirror Mirror and Self/less. Lee Pace plays Roy, with Justine Waddell as Nurse Evelyn, Daniel Caltagirone as Sinclair and Governor Odious, Leo Bill as Darwin, Sean Gilder as Walt Purdy and Julian Bleach as Mystic. The production involved 32 credited cast members and 68 credited crew.
The film was made on a budget of about 30 million USD and took roughly 4 million USD worldwide. On IMDb it holds 7.8/10 from around 128,000 votes, while on TMDB it stands at 7.6/10 from about 1,600 votes. A critics' rating of 6.5/10 from 117 reviews places it slightly below the audience scores.
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