With that said, a lot of stuff in this film was stupid, from wtf dialog, to wtf sex scenes, to wtf moments in general, this film had its fair share of painfully bad and laughably bad. I did not expect to enjoy it as much as I did. I don't love it but I enjoyed it for the most part.
loosely based on Joe Hill's novel of the same name. Daniel Radcliffe stars as a man who is accused of raping and murdering his girlfriend (Juno Temple) and uses his newly discovered paranormal abilities to uncover the real killer.
I almost consider this film part comedy. Like seriously, there's no way everything in this film is supposed to be taken seriously, you just gotta take it for granted. At first that's what I was mostly enjoying, though a lot of scenes go nowhere, so it's still a really sloppy script overall. Later on, I was not expecting to become as invested in the relationship with him and his girlfriend as I was. I morally cared for their relationship overall. At first when it jumped to her being dead, I felt like they make us feel bad for somebody we don't know that well, but it actually does a good job of building up their relationship and the friends that go with it, and gives everybody an interesting motive for their actions. I found myself gasping to the romantic discovery near the end.
Like I said, a lot of scenes are stupid and the script is almost trying to suck, but it makes for some laughably bad moments where I was dying laughing. In the end, it isn't a good film, but it seems well adapted to the novel. Daniel Radcliffe is actually really good in it. He has comedic moments, dramatic moments, and he's up there with Matthew McConaughey in terms of being able to cry. I wasn't expecting to be so invested in the romance in the film, but like I said, it's actually well developed, and quite tragic near the end. I didn't love it for obvious reasons, but it's a better romantic novel adaptation than Twilight or something else, so there's no reason to hate it any more.
loosely based on Joe Hill's novel of the same name. Daniel Radcliffe stars as a man who is accused of raping and murdering his girlfriend (Juno Temple) and uses his newly discovered paranormal abilities to uncover the real killer.
I almost consider this film part comedy. Like seriously, there's no way everything in this film is supposed to be taken seriously, you just gotta take it for granted. At first that's what I was mostly enjoying, though a lot of scenes go nowhere, so it's still a really sloppy script overall. Later on, I was not expecting to become as invested in the relationship with him and his girlfriend as I was. I morally cared for their relationship overall. At first when it jumped to her being dead, I felt like they make us feel bad for somebody we don't know that well, but it actually does a good job of building up their relationship and the friends that go with it, and gives everybody an interesting motive for their actions. I found myself gasping to the romantic discovery near the end.
Like I said, a lot of scenes are stupid and the script is almost trying to suck, but it makes for some laughably bad moments where I was dying laughing. In the end, it isn't a good film, but it seems well adapted to the novel. Daniel Radcliffe is actually really good in it. He has comedic moments, dramatic moments, and he's up there with Matthew McConaughey in terms of being able to cry. I wasn't expecting to be so invested in the romance in the film, but like I said, it's actually well developed, and quite tragic near the end. I didn't love it for obvious reasons, but it's a better romantic novel adaptation than Twilight or something else, so there's no reason to hate it any more.