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I really enjoyed it too. It could be that forcing the viewers to do the work was part of what I liked - I'd rather be trusted to do that, than have it forced down my throat. Especially since I don't think the plot demanded symbolism to make the movie work - so it was more of a layer than a crutch. It's been a while, but as I recall, I appreciated the overall mood, which did remind me of Alien, and I liked that I never had any idea which way the plot would turn. I thought the ending was satisfyingly non-Hollywood - as in, non-triumphant, yet not entirely void of hope. I liked the open-endedness of it, which (dare I say?) echoed 2001 at least in my mind. I wouldn't call it GREAT, and I think seeing it in a cinema made a difference, but I'm still surprised at the negative reactions.