It was good, with doubt if the girl is guilty or not. The idea of the memory detective is original
The whole movie was quite good but then the ending...
You could see that ending coming from a mile away..
Somewhere in the beginning of the movie he's noticing some guy that's completely blurred out, then not much later he explains to the girl that she could see some shadow of him in her memories but that she won't recognize him as such.
1+1 = a ruined surprise.
The first part of the movie however is not bad at all. A bit slow but the plot builds up okay.. then by the time the boss appears into the memory it goes downhill REALLY fast...
He's making assumptions for no reason, he's a completely different character all of a sudden.
it pulled the movie from an 8 to barely a 6..
Then the ending part of his wife is completely weird. It makes absolutely no sense at all.
Taissa is just something else. She managed to make this movie watchable while not being the main character and the actual main character being unlikeable. Mark Strong should just stick to what he's good at—playing the bad guy.
Not bad. Strong performance by Mark Strong. Excellent casting of Taissa Farmiga. She's the perfect type of white girl to straddle the line between abused victim and manipulative perpetrator. Honestly it's almost like she's typecast as that. Even though I could see the ending from the halfway point if not before. It was a fun ride getting there. I wasn't sure after all if it would turn out that way until midway through act three. While it is a bit dark visually. It is nothing that doesn't work with the narrative themes. I respect it most for having an ending that didn't give up. You get an ending that feels closed.
The idea sounded reasonably interesting - interesting enough to tune in on a boring evening. But there was really little about the film that didn't disappoint. None of the characters were gripping, that of the boss even seemed stoically forced to give input to the plot - which all too often seemed barely comprehensible. The direction lacked any thrill - perhaps also the budget?
The film had a few twists, but actually not a single one that I will remember tomorrow.
1 / 2 directing & technical aspect
1 / 1 story
1 / 1 act I
1 / 1 act II
.5 / 1 act III
1 / 1 acting
1 / 1 writing
0 / 1 originality
0 / 1 lasting ability to make you think
-.5 / 1 misc (predictable)
6 / 10
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Arranca fuerte y llena de interrogantes; tan interesante que introduce al espectador en la recolección de datos que le permitan situarse en la historia y hacerse una idea de cada personaje. Un inicio que se respira como homenaje o pseudo-remake de Inception, y esto es lo más halagador que puede decirse de este film.
Desde la primera escena supe que la película no sería "ciencia ficción" como se le categorizaba. Un thriller tenso, sí. Basado en la intriga, un misterio que al final no está resuelto. Quizá la mayor crítica sea sobre esto. Tenemos a un experto detective de la memoria traumado por sus propios recuerdos (esto no puede faltar) y a una adolescente sociópata con el deseo vehemente de salir de su encierro personal que, se aprovecha de la debilidad de su terapeuta y recuerdos adulterados para obtener la llave de esa "puerta" que la limita. Sinceramente, el personaje de Anna no termina de convencerme, a pesar de que consigue diálogos fluidos e interesantes, sobre todo las palabras que resurgen de su incógnita mente, que va más allá de la simple rebeldía adolescente, aunque cae en demasiados tópicos de dicha etapa de la vida. Es que la justificación para ser la "villana" de la peli es tan pobre... Sin embargo, la interpretación de Taissa Farmiga es impecable, en comparación a lo perdido que parece estar Strong con un papel principal.
Una fotografía elegante y banda sonora muy curiosa hacen de ésta una producción notable y limpia. Aunque con muchos frentes abiertos, sin contestar o deshilvanados. No es mala, pero es tan fácil desengancharte de la historia que te pierdes el final y quedas preguntando "¿y ahora?".
Shout by kirenosslrakVIP 10BlockedParentSpoilers2014-05-16T21:54:29Z
had some nice ingredients to be a good movie but then there was the ending which sucked