Dylan O’Brien’s Hilarious and Heartbreaking Journey in ‘Twinless’
Sweeney, the writer, director, producer, and actor, constructs a storyline that is as much about deceit as it is about mourning. The movie focuses on Roman (O’Brien), whose twin brother, Rocky, has just met a tragic end in a car accident. At the funeral, a violinist finds it challenging to maintain pitch, creating a brief, witty, and somber scene that sets the film’s peculiar mood. Remarks about how much Roman resembles his deceased brother range from mundane to existentially unsettling. Disoriented and emotionally lost, he attends a support group for twins, where he encounters Denis (Sweeney), another lonely individual who declares having lost his own twin. They quickly develop a strong and intense connection, circling each other in a manner that seems soothing but grows increasingly disquieting.