When I sat down to watch this 2022 thriller from writer Ian Hayden and director Declan Whitebloom, it was without ever having heard about the movie. However, the synopsis sounded interesting enough, plus Frank Grillo is usually always a blast to watch on the screen.
However, I must admit that I was a little bit concerned about the movie's relatively low rating, as I happened to check the movie on IMDb before watching it. And a rating of 3.1, as I sat down to watch it, wasn't really boding all that well. But I opted to watch "Stowaway", nonetheless.
The storyline in "Stowaway" was adequately written. I mean, it was sufficient for a single viewing, however the script doesn't have the contents to it to support a second viewing. The narrative in the movie was pretty straight forward, but it was lacking ups and downs, so there weren't really much of any thrills throughout the movie. And with a single plot twist along the way, it was a somewhat generic viewing experience.
The acting in the movie was fairly okay. A shame that Frank Grillo wasn't playing a bigger part in the movie, because he would have spruced it up a lot more.
Watchable for what it was, but director Declan Whitebloom just didn't manage to deliver a memorable or outstanding thriller.
My rating of "Stowaway" lands on a four out of ten stars.
