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I feel bad for Malkovich and Grillo having to have this mess on their resume, they both deserve much better. The only other convincing performances was from the lovely Sasha Luss and Ash Santos. Experienced actor Cameron Monaghan seemed bored and barely awake, yet newb actress Lilly Krug performed her heart out as Sky, but was just too much, and came across borderline annoying.

Directing by Luis Prieto was decent although bland, and the cinematography and score were on point. But David Loughery's screenplay was unremarkable and predictable, and had every cliche for this genre. At least the pacing was decent, that the 92 min runtime got to the ending quick enough.

It's an ok one-time watch, even if just to see Malkovich and Grillo having a great time, and/or Lilly Krug, putting some sweet lingerie to good use. It's a generous 6/10 from me.

This is a copy and paste of a couple other movies I've seen. If I'm not mistaken Keanu Reeves was in 1 similar. Hot chic shows up and screws up guy. Some end differently but this 1 had a spot I kinda didn't see coming at the end.

Plot

A rich divorcee Chris falls in love with a mysterious woman Sky where Chris, ex-wife and his child eventually gets trapped and a desperate fight for survival will most likely ensue.

Cast

Cameron "Gotham" Monaghan, John Malkovich and Frank Grillo.

Verdict

A movie night flick that was picked practically at random otherwise I may never have gotten round to this, in fact I'd never even heard of it.

So let's put it out there, this is not original stuff not even close. You'll predict everything from the outset and it throws you absolutely no surprises at all. Now we've got that damning factor out the way let me say that the journey itself isn't handled that poorly, it's just ruined by the predictability. The cast however are a very inconsistent mix, Grillo is basically Grillo the very same character he plays in everything. Monaghan comes across like he's not trying, Malkovich just has fun with it as if he's not even trying! But Lilly Krug, now she puts in a remarkably performance here and quite frankly steals the whole movie.

Shattered isn't bad, it's just not good either.

Rants

With fantasy, scifi and horror movies you have to suspend a lot of disbelief but with thrillers you shouldn't need to. Our lead must be horrifyingly stupid to fall for what happens, and that in itself is not believable and kills much of the movie for me. Why would you set yourself up for such a fall?

Breakdown

Lilly Krug is excellent Has its moments Stupidly predictable Grillo is just, Grillo.

This is good for what it is. This is a low budget thriller that is somewhat predictable. A rich Tech millionaire goes through divorce and decides to take a walk on the wild side that turns brutal and ugly. The acting is less than average, even by John Malkovich. The script is ok. The second half much better and less predictable than the first. Frank Grillo a great addition to any movie no matter how bad, or how small his part is. The film is extremely violent, which works in this one. I saw it on a plane so I suspect the extra nudity and sex were edited out. A fun, thrilling was to pay 90 minutes.

The girl was extremely cute and charming, the 1 or 2 star ratings are a joke, the movies isn't that bad nor the acting. Quick fix for a thriller buzz and beats normal TV.