What was that? Most of the characters - here is hoping not to offend anybody - are clearly mentally challenged. Nothing against mentally challenged characters in a movie, but all the suspects were clearly written and played as retards. Even the headmistress of the school. The cops weren't really that smart either. Never thought about tracing the kidnappees smartphones.
The actors weren't that good either, not even the two leads. The one cop with the childhood flashbacks was overacting constantly. Even when they were observing in secret a ransom hiding place and she wants the money courier to leave, because he is, just as the rest of the characters, stupid, she lets out a scream. Well done, cover blown. The one actor who stands out was the fat neighbour. He was not bad.
The ending with the secret basement was not a bad idea. But the final scenes within the basement were too short. They should have built up more tension and shown more of the underground maze.
The final scene is a voice-over of the flashback cop. The only voiceover in the movie. Stands out like a sore thump. And then the shots of characters filmed in slow motion with brown leaves raining down on them. Reminded me of the rose petals in American Beauty, but without the poetic look and the meaning. Or maybe I am just too stupid.
The actors weren't that good either, not even the two leads. The one cop with the childhood flashbacks was overacting constantly. Even when they were observing in secret a ransom hiding place and she wants the money courier to leave, because he is, just as the rest of the characters, stupid, she lets out a scream. Well done, cover blown. The one actor who stands out was the fat neighbour. He was not bad.
The ending with the secret basement was not a bad idea. But the final scenes within the basement were too short. They should have built up more tension and shown more of the underground maze.
The final scene is a voice-over of the flashback cop. The only voiceover in the movie. Stands out like a sore thump. And then the shots of characters filmed in slow motion with brown leaves raining down on them. Reminded me of the rose petals in American Beauty, but without the poetic look and the meaning. Or maybe I am just too stupid.
