dvspindl
Joined May 2015
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I was taken by the first twenty minutes of this film. I might say I was even taken by the first 35 minutes of the film. I was looking forward to some realistic human drama (not melodrama) that was subtle, authentic, at the very least believable if not eloquent. After all, the stuff we learn in the first third of the movie actually happens in real life. We've all heard a variety of disturbing news stories about such things.
However, though the acting is perfectly good, the writing is just cheap and disappointing. It reminds me of dumb, melodramatic (and pretty much all misogynistic) thrillers of the '90s, in the vein of Malice, Fatal Attraction, Final Analysis, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, etc. I don't know why it has such high ratings. It's not just a cheap thrill, it's complete and utter tripe.
However, though the acting is perfectly good, the writing is just cheap and disappointing. It reminds me of dumb, melodramatic (and pretty much all misogynistic) thrillers of the '90s, in the vein of Malice, Fatal Attraction, Final Analysis, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, etc. I don't know why it has such high ratings. It's not just a cheap thrill, it's complete and utter tripe.