While sporting some of the most unlikable characters in a feature for some time, I Care A Lot somehow manages to squeeze out a compelling narrative via the dynamic of it's "love-to-hate" protagonist and antagonist. Pike and Dinklage fit their exaggerated caricatures comfortabley, leading to some great independent scenes, as well as some delightfully pointed conflicts between the two.
If you can forgive some of the liberties it takes with the story, I Care A Lot is a enjoyable twist on the usual "Mob vs Questionable Lawyer" thriller we've seen spun numerous times before. Just be prepared to endure an infuriating introduction, and to not really have anyone to root for throughout the entire runtime. If you can deal with having no defined "hero", this is some really solid stuff.
A promising premise gone rotten, that even stellar performance can't save.
The Bitch needs to die and the movie is not that good
Oh thank goodness. I was so close to giving this a poor score because Marla just needed to die.
Not really sure how one singular woman managed to overpower an establish mob one by one with nothing but the power of determination. Also not overly sure how an established mob worth millions of dollars failed to execute a simple “organic” accident.
An incredibly dislikable character from the get go (but all’s well that ends well). Excellent performance from Pike nevertheless.
Great performance from Dinklage too. But not overly impressed by González’s performance though.
Rosamund Pike flirts with another Gone Girl thriller in I Care A Lot. But, at best, I Care A Lot fails to deliver the despicable ending of it's forebearer, opting instead for something that doesn't make any sense. Honestly, I felt that this would have been better as a Miniseries with more time to develop a plausible ending.
The first 90 minutes of this movie are absolutely fantastic. They build up Marla as such a despicable, horrid creature that I was actively begging for the Mafia to get sick revenge on her.
The last 30 minutes are Season 8 Game of Thrones level of terrible and ruin what was about to be one of my favorite movies this year. The steps they want to strain credibility were insane. Firstly her surviving after being drugged and put in the water were questionable. The mafia failing to kill her girlfriend was just...how in the world did they fail killing that girl?
Marla just fell in the water (and I'm not going into the 3 minutes she was able to kick in a glass front window underwater and maintain holding her breath), but she still has her wallet to buy things at the convenience store. She gets to her girlfriend literally just before the place blows up, which she had no control over because she literally waited for a taxi.
They complain that they have nothing left but the diamonds, and but they also apparently have a handy wig, a taser, some morphine knockout drugs to pull off some James Bond type of killing of Peter Dinklage. And then when Dinklage survives, he agrees to be her partner. Look, I get she's smart and was gonna kill it with the mafia. But the shit she did was unforgivable, and it strains my belief that Dinklage wouldn't just go out and torture her the first chance he gets. They did not present him as being a "money first" guy, so him overlooking the mother being thrown IN A PSYCHIATRIC WARD is nuts.
Look, I enjoyed 70% of this movie. It was an excellent horror thriller to that point. I would've loved if this movie went the route of Dinklage and the mob being mostly outsmarted by the crazy, maniacally, absolutely dastardly woman. But that movie NEEDED to end with Dinklage personally killing Marla. No if, ands or buts, anything but that ending ruins the point they spent the rest of the movie going for.
It really hurts me to trash this movie, because Pike was fantastic again in her role as a villain and Dinklage really made me want his character to succeed. But that ending was the worst type of cop out possible.
I so love a happy ending. That was a happy ending, right?
This was fucking horrific. This scriptwriter should be forced to find a new career. The second that Rosamund Pike was kidnapped, I thought to myself, "He's either going to propose, or they're going to go into business together." The problem was in getting to the point, where this actually happened. These Russian mobsters must've been the most incompetent buffoons on the planet to not be able to finish off two individuals, who they'd already pretty much brought to w/in an inch of their life. This was such an incredible stretch that it made this movie absolutely ridiculous.
Aside from this, the fact that the writer tried to make these two women sympathetic characters screams that there's something really off w/ this writer. On what planet are people who take advantage of, and essentially murder, some of the most vulnerable members of society sympathetic?
On one last note, I've never been a fan of Rosamund Pike. I'd seen her in two previous films, where she was not good at all: Jack Reacher and Gone Girl. In the former, she's so melodramatic, it's difficult to watch, and it's even more difficult to take her character seriously. In the latter, although she's playing a character w/ Antisocial Personality Disorder, that doesn't necessarily mean someone devoid of affect, which is exactly how she played that role. She may as well have been a talking stump in that movie. I realize that she received industry-wide recognition for the latter role, but I prescribe this to the industries' complete and utter lack of understanding of psychological disorders and their accompanying attributes.
I wasn't going to watch this film b/c of my distaste for Ms. Pike's acting ability, but the movie, on its own, won such rave reviews, I figured that I'd give it a chance. However, something about her just wasn't right. She had this odd grin in a lot of scenes, where it either didn't fit, or it seemed like it would've been inappropriate, if it had been a real-life situation. I just find her acting to be really off-putting. Luckily, both Peter Dinklage and Dianne Wiest are always top-notch performers.
Some movies are terrible because of bad acting or directing. You can even enjoy some of them for that. This movie commits a cardinal sin: its lead character is taking on a Russian Mafia boss, and yet if you are normal, you will hate her guts the entire time. She is the least likable character I have seen in a while, with absolutely no redeeming quality. Of course she is a man-hating lesbian, which for some will qualify, for an added dose of woke-ism, typical of Netflix production. At the very least the ending is satisfying, with every normal viewer getting being granted their wish. But really this terrible at time sickening movie does not deserve 2 hours of your time
I Care a Lot...for Dianne Wiest freedom.
There's not a single likable character in this whole movie for me to latch onto. So, at the end I didn't care...hehe. I also found the message of the movie confusing, because it has that empowering feel to it, like a "girl boss moment!", even though they are either doing awful things and how none of it was earned, which rubbed me the wrong way. It sends out the wrong message that doing terrible things or destroying other people’s lives (not just the bad guys) is OK, I guess.
It also doesn't help this was written by a dude named J Blakeson, a dreadful screenwriter who's previous writing credit was the unnecessary sequel to 'The Descent'. So yeah, this wasn't in good hands at the start.
This is honestly the most annoying movie experience I've had in a while. So shallow and empty.
Just watch 'Promising Young Woman' instead.
Well, that was a decent first half of a movie...
“Throw in lesbians and women’s rights and you’ll draw an audience” they said. “Don’t worry about the rest. It doesn’t really matter.”
That’s how I imagine this went down. What a piece of garbage this movie is. I spent the whole movie wishing basically every character would eat a bullet. The acting is atrocious. Yes, even Dinklage fails to be believable! The story only manages to be interesting because it poaches headlines of elder abuse. The loose ends are aplenty and the believability is nonexistent.
I have no idea at all why people are talking this movie up. It should be disposed of and never spoken of again.
Man, that was bad, cheesy and maybe the worst mob I ever saw or heard of:rofl:.
Feminism should be more than lesbians, vaping and a blonde "powerful" woman that "never loses"... as other said this just is cliched and shallow.
I don't know of any other woman who pulls off a sharp bob haircut more than Rosamund Pike.
Unreal. Let's brag how con artists can own the world by stealing from innocent elderly people. All I wanted was her dead within the first 30 minutes. No way a Russian mobster would have let her live. He might have scammed her to get free then made sure she was dead later The mobster and his mom were the best part of the whole thing. Pretty bad when you like a criminal over the main character. Left me feeling disgusted and like humanity is dead.
"I'm the worst mistake you'll ever make!"
Somehow Netflix is able to get a great cast, make sure the film’s cinematography look good, and yet, have a plot that falls flat. By "falls flat" I mean the main character is so unlikeable and infuriating, and while that is what they were probably going for, the pay off is not satisfying at all.
Don’t waste your time...I’ve been giving at least five stars for most of the movies that I watched...this one...1 star. I wish I can give 0 star...
I'll be honest. I had no idea what this movie was about but I saw Rosamund Pike in the CLEANEST BLUNT BOB I'VE EVER SEEN and had to click play. I'm not sorry?? But, oh man, this premise is FRESH. A legal guardian conning the elderly.. on the books? Brilliant. As someone who works for a hospice, I was especially invested. Don't mind me as I will now be eyeing my patients' care teams with distrust LMAO. (If you're my boss reading this, that is definitely a joke.) This movie had (haha...foreshadowing emphasis on "had") everything going for it; great actors, original concept, fun plot twists...and then the screenwriters took all of that...looked at it...and YEETED IT INTO A FLAMING INFERNO. Man. I've never been so disappointed by a movie. Like, Game of Thrones Season 8 levels of disappointment. The plot goes completely off the rails, characters get away with things that shouldn't be realistically possible, and Pike herself turns into a main character that you actively do not want to succeed, which wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing if the screenwriter wasn't trying to make you like her so bad. At least, that's the vibe I got. Who knows, really, the way the movie ended. What's the opposite of a Sour Patch Kid? That's what I Care A Lot was.
Great movie and great acting... until the last 30 minutes... Then all went to hell...
Everyone expected that she will get what she deserves from russian maffia.
This way her life ended like she was a victim of martyr. Bad... Bad.. Bad...
I have to say this: Who in the world would forgive the fact that Marla ordered move of his mother to psych ward? And after that even offer her a partenrship with all his money? Not me...This makes no sense.
One of the worst movies I've ever watched ....
Do you fuck care you bitch! Awesome film! Good act from rosamund pike, I hated it and loved it at the same time and so glad the ending ended like that.. macon blair you hero! I could watch the ending on a loop
It's good for the most part and Pike does well in her role. However, her character isn't explored properly and so comes across as rather shallow and one-note. The movie is also overlong, so while it's worth a watch, I started to stop caring about any of the characters after a while.
This must be one of the stupidest things on Netflix.
Congrats for wasting my time.
good ending tho
It really shouldn't be that hard to do such a bad job with such a cast. I think the scriptwriter is from Marvel because nothing can explain the indestructability of the people in the film lol
Before watching this movie, I had no interest whatsoever. Then I started and asked myself, why the hell did it take me so long to watch this movie. I stopped feeling that way 30 mins before the ending :unamused:. Don't think I’d ever watch it again, and if I should recommend it I might say something like “its not a bad watch but the ending might leave you thoroughly disappointed.” :woman_shrugging_tone3:
If you have a problem with immoral lead characters and villainous protagonists, then this probably isn't the movie for you. If you enjoy the cognitive dissonance that comes with rooting for an absolutely evil woman, then give I Care a Lot a try, but don't go into it expecting for the events to be extremely realistic, or for the film to deliver some kind of moral. The plot is uneven, feeling like bit like two movies at once (starts off as your run-of-the-mill scam artist movie and then bam! Russian mob.), and gets particularly messy in the later half. While not really a problem for me, I found the pivotal moments of the movie to be pretty predictable, especially Dinklage's character offering to go into business with Pike's. Funnily enough, I found this partnership to be the most compelling part of the film, so much so that I kind of wish the Pike vs. Dinklage situation was the first half of the movie, and their partnership was the second half, with the ultimate ending remaining the same. I also 100% saw the ending coming, which, again, isn't a serious problem in my eyes, but it would have been nice to be surprised. Wonderful performances from the entire cast, and I especially enjoyed Chris Messina's character, and wish we saw more of him. The lesbianism was greatly appreciated, as always.
I see some comments griping about how unlikeable the characters are and how immoral their actions are, and how this is some kind of "girl power" film all because they believed the film was framed in a way that was supposed to make us root for Pike's character, to which all I have to say is: Relax. This movie is very obviously not telling you that it's okay to go out and defraud seniors, nor is it telling you that doing so is something admirable. Not every movie has to have some deep, powerful message for the viewers. Just sit back, relax, and get ready to watch horrible people do horrible things for 120 minutes, and to watch Peter Dinklage throw food and drinks at his employees at least three separate times.
it promises a lot and then fails in all aspects of storytelling
Movie can be described in one word : Illogical
Meh! sloppy work...tbh. such a bad ending.
First half was 7 points but however second part 4 points. You had an original story but you succeed to transform trash. Good casting, good acting but weird scenario.
Why the lesbians must die every fucking time, gosh.
Personally the worst movie I have ever seen
This started out as a good movie, then turned into some kind of man hating lesbian fantasy, that frankly is just silly.
Man it was going great until they decided to let the woman escape from the car underneath all that water.
The movie starts off with a very interesting and original idea and the somehow manages to screw up so badly it becomes barely watchable.
She 'takes care' of and rips off old people until she messes with the wrong person. So far so good, the first half of the movie is actually really good. And then it turns into some kind of John Wick style rip off.
The word 'comedy' should have been included somewhere in the description because the way she dealt with the mob was absolutely ridiculous.
The ending was satisfying though.
terrible movie . just terrible I wish I never watched it . its started off shitty and then somewhere in the middle it was OK then went from OK to bad to even worse . stupid movie
Absolute rubbish. Nothing in this picture was true to life, a pathetic shallow feminist storyline which bordered in comical in places for the sheer audacity of the plot. It has wasted two hours of my life.
I'm confused about what I'm supposed to feel after this ending. It was good or bad? I really don't know...
Stupid. And actually not being harsh. Ms. Pike's performance was great, but was wasted on horrible writing...give the best Chef a bag of fertilizer and a wok, and you're going to be served sh#t.
I found this to be really entertaining, and an easy watch. I was really impressed by the acting from Rosamund Pike.
Recommended, keeps you watching just to see what would happen next.
Story is original and well thought out.
As in many movies some events are unlikely to unfold in the way portrait here.
Peter Dinklage and Rosamund Pike must have had a blast playing these characters :smile:
This was a movie with a great premise but it fell so short. In the first half, it’s a great story, great acting, you get caught between the two main characters, but in the second half, it hard to follow or even love one of them, even the acting feels bland. I got bored in the second half, too bad the script was so uneven.
Film 147 (Goal: 300) of 2024:
I Care a Lot sees a guardian of the elderly, played by Rosamund Pike, who has figured out by setting up the right people in the right positions, that she can take advantage of the elderly, and the wealth and possessions that come with them. When she takes advantage of a woman with a complicated history, her scheme begins to unravel putting her at risk.
Rosamund Pike is fantastic in this film. She takes a role that starts out as despicable and due to a combination of her performance and the writing, you somehow side with her (even if it's only slightly) by the end of the film. Peter Dinklage is a lot of fun in what is a more serious performance.
I was holding off watching this film - for what specific reason, I couldn't tell you. But I'm glad I did, if only for Rosamund Pike's performance, which is the standout here.
Marla and the doctor are the most annoying part of the movie, besides that it makes your blood boil for the acting story and what not! Just do not waste your time
In terms of comedy, it's mediocre, but it excels as a thriller, especially with how the villain manages to escape everything. Where the victims remain off-screen throughout, giving us only a taste of the crime committed against them, but its infuriating impact is mostly felt by the viewers who are left to grapple with the consequences. The promise of poetic justice comes from an unexpected direction, yet the resolution of the plot is just as surprising. It's not that the twist itself is unforeseeable, but rather how long it takes to arrive there, and the torment of the viewers is inherent to the genre. Just when it seems all hope is lost, a fitting conclusion emerges.
Well it start up incredbly good then take a fast step down with rushed scenario , it was a promising movie but it look like a fair ending !
This is a good movie. Felt all kinds of emotions while watching but it didn't leave a mark in my heart and I probably won't watch it again. But worth a watch
Every character in this film is so despicable, but they are so well written that it made for a great film.
SPOILER
The symbolism of someone so hard to kill yet murdered by a shot in their otherwise absent heart was a cutting final scene.
I liked many aspects of this film and feel like it could have been much better with different direction and a number of significant changes to the script. The performances were all quite good, without which this would have been completely unwatchable because the characters were written to be so unlikable and beyond redemption. Their performances made them likeable to the extent that was possible considering that we know how unapologetically awful they are.
There are a number of very convenient plot points along the way that suggest of either lazy or incompetent writing. If you can forgive these disappointing turns along the way, the end will test you even more.
There is a bit of an odd take on feminism in this film. The main character is a “strong female character” but she not only isn’t a hero but she’s deplorable and we are presumably meant to want her to die a horrible death.
I watched this film primarily because of Dinks but I was impressed with the rest of the cast as well. It’s great that Peter’s stature isn’t mentioned in these films but when a film is poorly written like this I tend to spend my time analysing everything and couldn’t help notice that there was a couple of times when characters would have 100% mentioned that he’s a dwarf or at least mentioned his height.
Are we ever gonna be free from the burying your gays trope?
At last a movie that does not give everything on the trailer! Do not be fulled this is not a comedy is a fantastic drama-crime mystery with great acting and script. The second part is awesome. Of course here we have some 1 and 2 ratings saying the movie is owfull but i see on other movies 8-9 on "artistic" and you didn't get it because you are dump that are plain awful.
There is something wrong with the people that is for sure.
Watch the movie, it is wide entertaining very enjoyable and the ending for me was fantastic!
Read the comments and decided to watch this movie. Well, I'm glad I did. Such an awful con, the con artists carried if off very well. If this is what people do to old people they should be ashamed. Good pace, a few nice twists and an ending that was very satisfactory. Well worth a watch :thumbsup_tone1:
An awful film; pornographic use of violence and cruelty. The people involved in this have no moral compass at all and should feel ashamed. I feel I need a shower after watching this.
A comedy movie that is never funny and a thriller that is only exciting because all characters are just nuts.
Evil rich people tearing each other apart is always a guaranteed fun time. I enjoyed the very grounded first half a lot the whole mystery surrounding Jennifer Peterson was a treat, the critic on the corrupt health system had a great premise and Pike's Marla Grayson is a character you love to hate. Excellent performance on her part and Peter Dinklage was awesome too. The whole thing went wrong in the second half, took the story to silly and ridiculous places. Overlong, stretched out story and completely unbelievable compared to it's very grounded first half. I wanted every character dead at some point and that's the movie's greatest feat: having characters you love to hate. Very entertaining, I was never bored. Satisfying ending!
The worst mafia ever in a film
A great movie with a truly disgusting and frightning story.
good movie but glad she died :heart_eyes:
Episode 10x02
A legal guardian, the kind that the US government appoints to elderly people unable to fend for themselves, takes advantage of their position to steal everything she can, until she runs into her grandmother who will complicate her business. So suddenly we have a movie with action, shooting, revenge and social criticism with a non-stop rhythm that hits you on the seat wanting to know how things are going. It has its things, so it is a requirement to let yourself go. Fairly good.
Could have been a good movie, but nah. Hated the characters. Hated the ending.
It's well acted, it's well filmed. The protagonist is pure disgusting evil. I can't even properly say at least it had a happy ending because of "legally".
I thought this was going to be a stronger battle of wits between Maria and Jennifer Peterson but Dianne Wiest while excellent didn't feature as much as I would have hoped. Instead the focus is quickly shifted to Dinklage's Roman. Which is fine I suppose and while the tension builds nicely there are elements that are confusing in retrospect like why Roman is so insistent that his actions be so legal and/or covert. He's organized crime. He's terrifying. Dinklage is filmed excellently and his character has body. I understand his character. I don't understand the psychopath Maria. Her entire setup works because it's so circumspect and yet when a third party threatens to blow up her spot she fights back rather than getting ride of it so she could remain quietly doing her thing. There's no motivation that works for to fight so hard when she's clearly in the wrong. She's NOT a gangster though we could be forgiven for thinking that with how the movie surrounds her in plot armor and calm stoicism. I half expected an explosion that she of course would slowly walkaway from without looking back. Maria isn't more effective than Roman but Roman is far more reserved and less effective. There's some hand-waving about how he faked his death but that doesn't explain this level of restraint from insisting that all his kills be organic to not just storming an old folk's home. One might ask why a security guard at a senior care facility has a gun in the first place but as well ask why people weren't tortured, maimed and shot as is the way of organized crime.
I don't like Maria. I kept being afraid the movie was going to make her likeable but it never happens leaving me to wonder why she's the protagonist. In Thank You For Smoking we have a similar protagonist from the start but at the end of the movie he's brown and changed and you like him more even as you drolly recognize he's up to the same tricks with a different product. This movies goes in the opposite direction.
Every time I see a movie like this it makes me more angry at the reviews for Attack the Block where so many people complained about how they couldn't get into the movie because the main characters robbed someone from their neighborhood. It's weird because that whole movie is about those kids not being as bad as you might think based on that one interaction. They were redeemed and if not that then fleshed out time and time again. This movie has a protagonist that ironically I don't care a lot about.
The first part of this movie was really great at building a character and a personality. It was really believable and well done.
The second part becomes an action movie poorly crafted and completely unbelievable and out of place. And the ending was even worse.
Absolutely ruined potential and a waste of time and of a great concept.
This is a polarizing film and I commend the lead actor for taking on this role. You will either like, love or hate it. These are the films I enjoy to watch and I'll always be curious to hear about the reactions from others. Watch it and let your voice be heard. I liked it but did not love it.
Do you enjoy watching shitty people do shitty things to decent people and then when said shitty people cross paths they engage in an embattled vendetta against one another, all while continuing to be shit humans? If so, then this is the movie for you! If Rosamund Pike and Peter Dinklage weren't as talented as they are, there's no way this would have been as engaging as it was. I honestly wanted pretty much every character in this film to have horrible things happen to them as they were all completely awful. So if you want a character to root for or care about...this isn't your film, but if that's not a necessity, this is a great movie about shit humans.
Read the review by BLAQK (Feb 2021) - the entire movie is summed up perfectly.
5/10
My First Movie Released on 2021
I Love Rosamund Pike :heart::heart::heart:
great movie with the best ending EVER!
rosamund pike is the only villain i ever want to see on my screen for the rest of my life the end
I was pleasantly surprised when I realized that I was totally immersed in the plot and my emotions responded to every event in the film.
I almost loved it.
As others have mentioned, the fact this lady could beat a mafia boss alone is stupid. The last 30-20% fucked it up.
How can the mafia people do all these extremely complicated criminal things but they fuck up at fucking killing pair of girls and are completely subdued so easy?
Excellent actors and performance, tho.
I'd give 7.5 out of 10. Captivating main character well-portrayed and a good premise. it's nothing spectacular a solids watch. I wouldn't mind rewatching again one day but also feel no drive to rewatch.
This is a fucking wonderful movie. How some people have rated it poorly... These are people I don't want to be around. Great movie.
Oh gosh, I was worried as it came to the final few minutes that it would have a disappointing closure…
It was so‐so, it lingers a little too much on the acceptable nature of what they do.
Would rate it a 10 except for the ending, this woman power movie trend is OK but not if the woman is evil!
This is a fantastic commentary on the American healthcare system wrapped up in a dark comedy. There are so many snakes in this movie that about halfway through it I was asking myself which bad guy was going to win. I should have seen the end (and the answer to the question) coming but I did not. A fantastic job by the very under-appreciated Rosamund Pike.
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Rosamund Pike crushes it again as the dark fuck you can't help but be impressed by.
Kinda bummed we didn't get a happy ending but the bad things you do have a way of coming back to you!
no one plays an evil b#&#"h better than Rosemund Pike, overall great premise and alot of missed opportunity, but the performances make up for the lack of the latter
7 or an 8...7 or 8...I dunno. Glad I noticed a comment cluing me into it's existance (someone wrote, "Beers, Bros, Dinner and a movie, and this is the movie).
One of those ditties you love to hate! And, then, I wanted to love that ending, but...?
I never hated the protagonist of a movie so much, that guy in the last scene was my hero
Best happy end in a long time.
What a thriller, albeit some predictability, but worth watching!
The director lost his nerve in the end.
Would have respected this movie more if they hadn't turn it into a hollywood ending.
Life is complicated. Wish the movie had the guts to acknowledge that.
Good but disturbing.
I expect the setup in 1st act is all too common.
Dinklage & West completely stole the show.
I'd put West's understated quasi-villain performance in the realm of Walken's in Suicide Kings
I really hoped it would turn out to lead to a Hard Candy style karma-is-a-bitch-too cathartic conclusion, but turned out to be far too realistic.
Suspect she got popped in the end just tie a bow on it so audience get any type of closure, but I suspect in reality such people "get to use their real wealth as a weapon - a blunt club".
This film ripped me off because I invested a lot in the plot and it didn't live up to its end of the bargain when it short changed me at the pay off.
Still, the fact that the debate is about the questionable behavior of its characters and not the quality of the filmmaking should tell you how good the filmmaking was.
In fact, the only part I liked was the ending. I don't know how I felt about this movie, this is a horrible feeling.
Don't watch now the con people are heroes, bad ending and unrealistic things happening.
Entertaining and good twists with great perfomance from Rosamund.It kept me interested till the end.7.5/10
Twas a decent movie. I do have to say tho, I was ecstatic to see that ending.
How I rate:
1-3 :heart: = seriously! don't waste your time
4-6 :heart: = you may or may not enjoy this
7-8 :heart: = I expect you will like this too
9-10 :heart: = movies and TV shows I really love!
A beautiful, happy ending to a forced story.
looooooveed the ending! that's all i gotta say.
It's very hard these days to find a story you haven't seen before. So props to this movie for originality. The twist keep you on the edge of your seat and whoever says they knew where the story was going is BSing you.
Now this is a great movie!
[Netflix] Rosamund Pike's character is so vile that it runs the risk that the consequences of her actions matter little to us, but the script strikes a good balance. It's a confrontation between villains, between predators, which makes the film really entertaining. Somewhat unbalanced in the third act, it doesn't dare to be totally uncomfortable in the end, which undermines part of it virtues.
Awesome start, so-so ending.. but a good watch.
Superb acting all the way through. About midway, it seemed as though there was no real direction then gained traction again to the end.
Chris Messina was having so much fun! Couldn't we have gotten just a bit more of him, as a treat?
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What a rare treat!
Very clever premise in a world I knew nothing about. And one that chilled me to the core if it is even at all possible...!
Excellent performances all round. Riveting first 45 minutes that really went from strength to strength.
The voice over gave me similarities of Gone Girl and then the final 10 minutes didn't go the way I had hoped and I was left a little unsatisfied by the direction. It all felt a little bit Layer Cake for my liking.
Looking back on it the first half is almost a dark comedy and the last half almost a thriller - yet not being either fully.
But overall, thoroughly enjoyable and original premise.
8/10