Reptile has many things that could have made this a find movie. The biggest weakness of the movie is the cliche conclusion after much goose chasing. It has a promising start. The dark shadow over the murdered woman and her husband is duplicated over Del Toro and his wife. Fod a moment I felt that Del Toro might murder his wife in the same way the victim was murdered. But the story went in a different direction, to a cliche conclusion that we so often see in many crime movies dealing with drugs and police corruption. Somehow drugs and police corruption don't go too well with the suburban milieu of the Town of Scarborough. It would have been better if the story dealt more with the deep darkness of humans.
Another thing I couldn't understand was the use of several old pop hits like Just Like an Angel. What does it have to do with the story of the movie?
The movie could have been good. The only strength of the movie is the solid performance of Del Toro. It was for him that I watched the movie to the end.
Another thing I couldn't understand was the use of several old pop hits like Just Like an Angel. What does it have to do with the story of the movie?
The movie could have been good. The only strength of the movie is the solid performance of Del Toro. It was for him that I watched the movie to the end.