wteutonin

The main issue with this movie is that it has very little plot. There are many abandoned or red herring story lines. Not one is complete, to serve as the main story line. In the end, there is no logic in why characters were doing what they were doing or were in the circumstances they were in. There is no logic why they happened to be where they are. The reverend mother's role in the end does not make any sense whatsoever. Multiple characters could have served a greater role in the story but failed to. It almost amounts to an intentional effort to mislead the viewer, except, as the rest of the movie, it fails, because there is no plot twist. I expected much more, especially because practically all actors were good actors. Basically, if you make the mistake of watching this, if you start making theories in the process as to why this and that happens and who the characters might turn out to be etc, don't have high expectations. It turns out very dull.

The ending was so botched, I can't help thinking the crew itself got "evicted" half way through the filming (read, ran out of money or fell apart). Despite the weird behavior of several characters, the story had a good potential till it suddenly, stupidly, untimely took a twist that is so used and abused, it doesn't even elicit a chuckle anymore. It just made an impression that the crew abruptly pulled the plug in the middle of all the action. Movies like this make me wonder how someone gets so much money, convinces a bunch of talented people to participate (most of the actors, the operator was pretty good), and is not held accountable for making bad script decisions that inevitably cut any hope for a good payout. Anyway. If you are reading this review, be smarter than me and trust the low rating: it is not an underrated gem. You would waste your time.