Spoiler is written at end of review only! (When I start ranting about the ending)
Ok, well as stated in the title of this review the ending is, unfortunately, what stuffs this film from being a really good thriller. In order for me to tell you why, I have to use spoilers, I have to discuss it and explain why it's just not needed.
Prior to all that, the story was really intriguing and genuinely kept me on the edge of my seat, as you have no idea which direction the plot is heading. The acting was superb, Dylan McDermott in particular was brilliant. 2 warnings: this film is a slow burn, especially in the first hour or so. For me, this was fine, but I know there's many out there who don't have that kind of patience. I noticed that the film is labelled under horror/thriller. Do not watch if you're expecting horror, because there is no elements of said genre. It's mainly a thriller.
Ok the ending. - So the son catches the dad in the act and stops it. Great! So what happens next is that they don't call the police and kill him instead.?!? The tied up woman, did she not call the police? She was conscious when it all went down. You're expecting me to believe that 2 young teens, carried the dad out the house, not get seen by any neighbours or the woman, then proceeded to shoot him in the woods. Sorry but no. There is much simpler endings that give full closure to the characters and the plot than that. The son has to live with that for the rest of his life as well. SO MANY ENDINGS could have been better, but instead they went for this weird change of pace that was riddled with plot holes. It's such a shame, because the film up to this point was very good. Directors need to stop overcomplicating endings, when the simple approach can work better, in this case it would have worked so much better and given everything and everyone closure.
Rant over.
Ok, well as stated in the title of this review the ending is, unfortunately, what stuffs this film from being a really good thriller. In order for me to tell you why, I have to use spoilers, I have to discuss it and explain why it's just not needed.
Prior to all that, the story was really intriguing and genuinely kept me on the edge of my seat, as you have no idea which direction the plot is heading. The acting was superb, Dylan McDermott in particular was brilliant. 2 warnings: this film is a slow burn, especially in the first hour or so. For me, this was fine, but I know there's many out there who don't have that kind of patience. I noticed that the film is labelled under horror/thriller. Do not watch if you're expecting horror, because there is no elements of said genre. It's mainly a thriller.
Ok the ending. - So the son catches the dad in the act and stops it. Great! So what happens next is that they don't call the police and kill him instead.?!? The tied up woman, did she not call the police? She was conscious when it all went down. You're expecting me to believe that 2 young teens, carried the dad out the house, not get seen by any neighbours or the woman, then proceeded to shoot him in the woods. Sorry but no. There is much simpler endings that give full closure to the characters and the plot than that. The son has to live with that for the rest of his life as well. SO MANY ENDINGS could have been better, but instead they went for this weird change of pace that was riddled with plot holes. It's such a shame, because the film up to this point was very good. Directors need to stop overcomplicating endings, when the simple approach can work better, in this case it would have worked so much better and given everything and everyone closure.
Rant over.