The boy Louis Drax (Aiden Longworth) is a survivor along his life, escaping from death for eight times. On his ninth birthday, he goes to a picnic with his beautiful mother Natalie (Sarah Gadon) and his father Peter (Aaron Paul) nearby a cliff. Out of the blue, Louis falls off the cliff and is declared dead by the doctors. However he awakes immediately before the autopsy and stays in coma under the care of Dr. Allan Pascal (Jamie Dornan). Natalie discloses to the police detective Dalton (Molly Parker) that Peter, who is missing, pushed Louis off the cliff and he becomes the prime suspect of the case. Meanwhile Dr. Pascal, who is married, becomes close to Natalie. When weird things happen in the hospital with Louis, Dr. Pascal invites his psychiatrist Dr. Perez (Oliver Platt) to share his knowledge about the behavior of the boy and they disclose secrets about the Drax family.

"The 9th Life of Louis Drax" is a supernatural film directed by Alexandre Aja with a unique storyline. The plot is intriguing and mysterious but the conclusion could be better and better since the twist discloses Natalie's personality too soon with the visit of Peter 's mother to the hospital. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "A Nona Vida de Louis Drax" ("The 9th Life of Louis Drax")

If You're not one to Get Your Quirk On, this is Definitely Not for You. It Wears its Odd Ball Tendencies Loud and Proud from Frame One.

The Tone Wavers like the Ocean Tide and the Viewer Never Feels quite Comfortable in any of it. There are Interesting Set Ups that Fail to Follow Through or Fully Explored, the most Compelling is that of Little Louis Sessions with a Psychiatrist (Oliver Pratt).

Louis Drax Narrates from Beyond His Comatose State and Beyond His Years giving Details and Insights into His Plight as an Accident Prone Child from His Birth to the 9th Year. The Film's Highlight is the Visual Template that is anything but Normal and the Movie is Mounted with a Compelling Composite of an Other Worldly Template.

The Cast is Game in Difficult Roles with Aiden Longworth as Louis Drax (doing double duty narration) shows the Charm of a Mischievous Pixie, Aaron Paul (Dad),Sarah Gadon (Mom),and Jamie Dornan as the Doctor who takes Care of Louis in the Coma Ward.

The Story and Script Flows Unevenly around the Events that Struggle to Combine Fantasy, Domestic Situations, Horror, Infidelity, Ethics, Suspense, Mystery, and the Kitchen Sink (where dangers lurk).

Overall, Worth a Watch but be Prepared for some very Strange Situations and Nonsense that is Not Very Satisfying and the Twist can Raise more than just an Eyebrow.

"The 9th Life of Louis Drax" is not the kind of movie that will attract the mainstream audiences. Black comedy, mystery, fairy tale and paranormal thriller all in one, shot in a soft, dreamy, liquid style by Alexandre Aja (despite his "extreme" reputation, this could easily get by with a PG-13 rating),well-acted by the entire cast, this is a likably idiosyncratic little film, even though the main plot twist is generally predictable. **1/2 out of 4.