2/10
As fast paced as a river full of peanut butter
20 April 2006
When I went out together with a friend to the movie store, it seemed to us like a movie that could be worth watching. Nice cover, nice story. The employee said it was a good movie, so he was told.

Well, the guy from the store should really watch the movies people recommend. Thus he can verify customers feedback because this was the most terrible movie I have ever seen. As for the cover: Looks can be deceiving.

It started up nice. Police officers dragging a corpse out of a frozen river. The veins of the body colored red when they took him out. Hmm, nice. There are some hints of supernatural or bizarre things going on here. Well I was wrong interpreting. In the end it was the only thing that kept me watching. I wanted to know what caused his arteries to color.

My friend fell asleep after 30 minutes. So he went to bed. His girlfriend followed after 10 minutes. So I was the only witness to this horror. I wondered why I didn't die while the movie was playing. Throughout the entire movie nothing happens. It really was nagging me and I wanted to thrash the DVD and the TV. If it weren't the stuff of them....

The acting wasn't bad, the script wasn't that bad either, but the product itself suck bigtime. Something during production went wrong. One thing: It is sloooooow. Moreover, halfway the movie I was wondering whether the story was about the murdered student, or about the investigating protagonist which deals with his childhood events. A parallel storyline beside the headstory is okey, for example to illuminate what one thrives. They might as well have given Bambi the role of the officer. That also wouldn't make sense.

As for the title, I don't know what caused the makers to give it this title. Yes, there is a kid in the river, but to give such a title for a film... Exaggerated and inexplicable.

As fast paced as a river full of peanut butter. If you want to bore yourself, go watch this film. Moreover I recommend watching a demented turtle go for a snack in another country. At least that would be fun...
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