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Julian Moore's and Amy Adam's name in the same movie was enough reason to convince me to watch any movie. Like, I wasn't expecting much because the source material similarly to "the girl on the train" doesn't translate good in the big screen (producers need to understand that that kind of page-turing books are exciting only in their original format). But I didn't expect it to be that bad. The pacing was bad, the cheap jump scears were terrible. The plot... works if you read it but it doesn't make any sense in a movie. In a sentence, the movie didn't make any sense and it was bad. On the other hand I have to give kudos to the creative team because the set design was chef's kiss and the cinematography was more interesting than the actual movie. In short the movie was very aesthetically pleasing and that's the sole reason I managed to finish it. Amy Adams and Julian Moore were as wonderful as always. I don't regret watching it but it was forgettable.

The movie is a remake, an exact replica. The actors where good the scenario predictable but you still wanted to see what would happen. For a Greek movie it was very nice and clean looking, the production was unexpectedly good. Other that that all the credit goes to the Italian original version. But if you've seen 12 angry men (1957) or Carnage (2011) the plot of this movie does not dress to impress.

At the first 20 minutes of the movie you are in a roller coaster of emotions. You get emotional, you may even cry. The problem is after 40 minutes you are so over the whole roller coaster. After a while you are just tired with the way the movie keeps trying to appeal to you emotion, it's quite annoying. I'm not even going to attempt to write a critic for the ending 'cause it's so far reached that Nasa's Voyager 1 whould be jealous. I have a feeling the scenario worked better with the original korean version. Did i like the cinematography? Yes. Do i believe Aras Bulut Iynemli is an amazing actor? YES. Did i appreciate the work the director make? Of course Not impressed though. If you want to watch a movie about a father with special needs watch I am Sam (2001) and if you want to see a movie about a person being jailed in Turkey watch Midnight Express (1978). I would recommend only for the amazing performance of Aras and the fabulous cinematography and that's it.