Not great, but better than most in this genre.
Some good actors working with good parts. Brendan Fletcher had plenty to dive into and did well as the baddie. Would imagine some would say he was overacting, but walked the line. Very energetic. A large portion of his dialogue was muddled but strangely didn't distract from the performance.
Cavill did well as a brooding hero and Kingsley and Tucci are great just standing there in anything. Daddario was not spectacular but turned in a decent performance, especially when she was vamping in the interview. Would err on the side of her eventually shining in the right part. She has an Achille's heel as her beauty is very distracting and works against her credibility as an actress.
Moved quick and established story succinctly. Understood the characters, by and large. (A major distraction was Cavill's and Kingsley's British accents. I wasn't even sure what Cavill's cop partner's accent was, but add it to the pile. Filmed in Canada but did it take place there? Are Brits in Canada in public service common? Very odd. We all know that Cavill can do an American accent, but don't recall Kingsley ever doing one.)
Story took a different direction as it started at the end of this killer's run. Well, didn't turn out like that but was an interesting place to start. A few plot points vague when it came to the computer stuff, the VHS tapes and ultimately the tracker on the bear. (Separating those parts showed the twins' location...how?).
Not exploring obvious investigative elements earlier was obvious, like ownership of the textile factory and the house they were in was never mentioned.
No idea why the mother's rapist would have been redacted in court documents.
What was that ball on Cavill's truck when he visited the textile factory?
Did fall for the father being force fed in a few shots which distracted from the ALMOST comical surprise of the twins. But worked. Did recall the next day the few hints of such that were given.
The ending was phrased like there was some master plan to get them to fall through the ice. Was a long shot.
Putting the gun in the hands of Daddario was strange.
Why didn't the twins just keep running? Why weren't the twins armed all along?
The final scene where Cavill said Daddario saved his life was strange. She didn't.
Including an unseen husband for her was clutter.
Yes, I felt early on that Cavill and her had an affair but seemed shelved 'til the end.
Very poor production values and felt like a rushed shoot. Being that this is Director David Raymond's first feature, don't know if it suffered from his lack of talent or him being hamstrung due to budget and timeline. His script was above average, by and large, as I opened with. Could have been longer to flesh-out character a bit more. (The crowd scene was poor as I didn't see any TV cameras, just a boom mic.)
Probably better movies to see but that's because competition is fierce. Although not a waste of time.
Some good actors working with good parts. Brendan Fletcher had plenty to dive into and did well as the baddie. Would imagine some would say he was overacting, but walked the line. Very energetic. A large portion of his dialogue was muddled but strangely didn't distract from the performance.
Cavill did well as a brooding hero and Kingsley and Tucci are great just standing there in anything. Daddario was not spectacular but turned in a decent performance, especially when she was vamping in the interview. Would err on the side of her eventually shining in the right part. She has an Achille's heel as her beauty is very distracting and works against her credibility as an actress.
Moved quick and established story succinctly. Understood the characters, by and large. (A major distraction was Cavill's and Kingsley's British accents. I wasn't even sure what Cavill's cop partner's accent was, but add it to the pile. Filmed in Canada but did it take place there? Are Brits in Canada in public service common? Very odd. We all know that Cavill can do an American accent, but don't recall Kingsley ever doing one.)
Story took a different direction as it started at the end of this killer's run. Well, didn't turn out like that but was an interesting place to start. A few plot points vague when it came to the computer stuff, the VHS tapes and ultimately the tracker on the bear. (Separating those parts showed the twins' location...how?).
Not exploring obvious investigative elements earlier was obvious, like ownership of the textile factory and the house they were in was never mentioned.
No idea why the mother's rapist would have been redacted in court documents.
What was that ball on Cavill's truck when he visited the textile factory?
Did fall for the father being force fed in a few shots which distracted from the ALMOST comical surprise of the twins. But worked. Did recall the next day the few hints of such that were given.
The ending was phrased like there was some master plan to get them to fall through the ice. Was a long shot.
Putting the gun in the hands of Daddario was strange.
Why didn't the twins just keep running? Why weren't the twins armed all along?
The final scene where Cavill said Daddario saved his life was strange. She didn't.
Including an unseen husband for her was clutter.
Yes, I felt early on that Cavill and her had an affair but seemed shelved 'til the end.
Very poor production values and felt like a rushed shoot. Being that this is Director David Raymond's first feature, don't know if it suffered from his lack of talent or him being hamstrung due to budget and timeline. His script was above average, by and large, as I opened with. Could have been longer to flesh-out character a bit more. (The crowd scene was poor as I didn't see any TV cameras, just a boom mic.)
Probably better movies to see but that's because competition is fierce. Although not a waste of time.