Terminal (I) (2018) User Reviews

Worth watching but not as good as it thinks it is

[iantrader · 5/10 · 16 May 2018]

I'll start with my usual writer/director moan although this isn't as bad as most, and Vaughn Stein almost pulls it off.

It's visually stunning, has some superb actors - Margot Robbie in particular - but the convoluted story-telling style and, indeed, the plot, make it less than it should have been. You'll have to keep your eyes and ears open and resist the temptation to walk out or switch off 20-30 mins into the movie. The stopy lines do come together, if slightly haphazardly.

There are some nice twists. One or two you'll probably have an inkling of. One you won't as there's no foreshadowing at all, and although it ties everything (mostly) together, you may well feel cheated as the writer(*/director) swaggers about thinking what a clever writer I am!

Still, immerse yourself in a comic/noir-ish nightmare and see what you think.

style over substance

[journeyousglory · 6/10 · 16 May 2018]

Loaded with Alice references and quotes - but the only similarities in common with the classic tale is the theme of madness, which in this case was taken and ran with. This movie is decibel lit more style than substance, and curiosity will keep you moving through it despite the badly drawn plot. Characters did their best with what they were given.. Style over substance. It was just my style, really, if only there was more, anything more, to go on.

stylish but mediocre

[Frame-By-Frame · 5/10 · 4 July 2018]

Despite some excellent acting performances this film didn't do much for me. I felt like it was trying too hard to be too many things. Using a mixture of various film makers styles it just didn't seem to provide anything fresh. The story telling method used too many twists to work successfully. If stylish visuals and multi layered stories are your main thing then give it a go. Otherwise you may find some of the negative comments and low scores this film has attracted to be justified.

My rating 5/10

In his attempt to voguishly blend themes from Alice in Wonderland together with Sin City and Blade Runner, Stein has instead created a monstrously inconsistent mess.

[joshteggert · 2/10 · 6 August 2019]

Vaughn Stein has worked for years in the film industry, largely as second or third assistant director in projects ranging from 2013 blockbuster World War Z to award-winning indie flick Pride. Now, he finally releases his first feature-length film, Terminal, to UK cinemas - a project that he's had a rough cut of since 2016, which screened at Toronto International Film Festival that year.

This noir-thriller set in an eerie, unnamed city, follows the lives of the inquisitive waitress Annie (Margot Robbie) who leads a mysterious double life, a suicidal teacher (Simon Pegg), two hitmen (Dexter Fletcher & Max Irons), and a strange janitor (Mike Myers) as their stories intertwine through the works of a mastermind criminal.

This all sounds like it would make for an enticing picture, yet in his attempt to voguishly blend themes from Alice in Wonderland together with Sin City and Blade Runner, Stein has instead created a monstrously inconsistent mess that fails to realise any of its hinted potential.

From the clunky cut-scenes to the categorically cringeworthy dialogue, Terminal is a pain to sit through. Frankly, the only thing more confusing than the desperately shoehorned third-act plot twists is how the likes of Robbie and Pegg got attached to the project in the first place. The script is agonisingly forced, the narrative terribly structured, and ultimately neither of these stars manage to elevate the film to something that is comfortably watchable.

The story is... well, there's practically no story at all. The narrative shifts between several time periods, leaving the viewer in a complete daze as to who's where and what's what. It is extremely difficult to associate with any of the characters, despite Stein - who wrote the screenplay too - sliding in background stories in a way that tries (but fails) to emulate Edgar Wright's unique flair seen in the Cornetto Trilogy.

Yet after all this criticism, a strange sense of guilt arises with it. Upon reflection, Stein's vision for the finished film becomes clear, but unfortunately so does the realisation of the wasted potential that Terminal is. Perhaps with a more cultivated director at the helm and a script rewrite or two Terminal could have been an intensely thrilling experience. Christopher Ross' cinematography harks back to Roger Deakin's fantastic Oscar-winning work on Blade Runner 2049, so the look of the film is impressive, but this only adds to the sad comprehension that this project was such a missed opportunity.

The overall picture presented here leaves behind an immense feeling of dissatisfaction. Not only is it a strain to recall the last time a 90-minute feature has felt so mind-numbingly long, but the plain ridiculousness of the plot twists alone (after an hour-or-so of build-up) are enough to switch the viewer's attention off. It really is eye-rolling stuff.

I really enjoyed this movie - try for yourself!

[meliz · 7/10 · 25 September 2018]

One should more or less never listen to others when it comes to movies. For me, I have barely heard about this movie so I decided giving it a go (not knowing what I ventured into).

The movie is all kind of weird, the neon signs, the whole dark atmosphere..but I really enjoyed it overall. It has a good soundtrack as well, which is something you should not disregard!

Overall acting/casting was good.

For some reason it reminded me a bit of The Grand Budapest Hotel (do not ask me why)...

And stay with it to the end!!!! I think you will get yourself a nice suprise by watching this seemingly "simple and quiet" movie:)

badly written

[SnoopyStyle · 4/10 · 27 July 2018]

In a grim neon-filled dark cityscape, Bill (Simon Pegg) is terminally ill and looking for a train at an empty terminal. The janitor (Mike Myers) informs him that no train is coming that night. Annie (Margot Robbie) is a waitress leading a double life as stripper/assassin Bunny. She gives thugs Vince (Dexter Fletcher) and Alfred (Max Irons) a suitcase which leads to a devastating contract killing.

This is a live action Sin City trying to be Tarantino. It's style over substance. It needs a good scriptwriter to clean it up. I'd rather have the movie split into two movies. I really like Bill and Annie. His journey could be a dark surreal Kafkaesque affair. Annie's reveal could have been shocking but the audience already knows that she's a crazed killer. I wished that she's actually two characters that are good twin and bad twin. Also a heavily made-up Mike Myers always reminds me of Austin Powers which doesn't fit this movie. Sure, this has some comedic elements but it can't be a spoof. On the other side, Vince and Alfred have their moments but I'm not invested in their character unlike Tarantino's Pulp Fiction. This movie keeps trying to be that without the skills necessary to pull it off. The final twists don't inspire me with anything. Again the heavy makeup with Mike Myers is problematic in its suggesting and Annie is fine without the twist. She might be better off without the doubling. The reveals don't stop and I stop caring.

I REALLY Liked This Movie

[TriggerPullerUSMC · 7/10 · 14 May 2018]

My movie needs are simple. I want to be entertained. that is it. I don't need any fancy references or nods to previous movies or directors etc. I don't need to be informed or moved or left speechless.

The best part of this movie is it makes it very easy to suspend belief. So you don't have to watch it and suddenly think oh man that wouldn't happen or gee that was wrong. It is highly stylized, the dialogue is great and there is a definite rhythm to it. The acting is great some of the back and forth between actors is actually very witty and very solid. It has twists and turns- none of them earth shattering but great nonetheless.

I think every actor in it was great- I cannot for the life of me figure out why everyone hates it so much. My best guess is that pretentious people either thought it was going to be one thing and it wasn't so they are upset or pretentious people expected it to be more artsy like some of those noir type films can be.

Reading the reviews before I watch it I sort of knew it would be good. I think at a certain point people who I disagree with made it clear they didn't like it so in a sort of the enemy of my enemy thing- The bad reviews seemed like folks who expect too much of a simple small movie or tried to take this movie way too seriously and those who liked it seemed to simply take it as a piece of entertainment.

My wife and I watched it on a Sunday night after dinner curled up on the couch and felt like it sounded good, so we'll ignore the bad reviews and buy it on Xbox 1. I am really glad we did. The movie isn't going to change your life, it isn't going to be one of those life altering movies This movie was great and it did the one thing we wanted on a lazy Sunday night... It entertained us.

My God the people who hated this movie are the same type of people who loved La La Land and Mother- I will almost always enjoy a movie they hate- I watched two movies this past week- Black Panther and Terminal. Black Panther was applauded as being incredible- I thought it was just ok and I just can't get anymore involved with it than saying it was just ok.

So if you are looking for something a bit different than what has come out the last few years and can enjoy something for what it is- simple entertainment the give it a shot you'll probably also really like it.

In short, only people that hate fluffy puppies- don't like this movie.

Terminal is the Movie that Lets You Wait at the Station for Hours...

[iamianiman · 5/10 · 11 May 2018]

Unknown, bewildered and mysterious. Those are the words that appear across your mind as this tarted-up noir feelings cartoon shows itself with flamboyant colors spread around the hollow space of the ominous underground of terminal.

This dark tale focuses on a few key characters and their conversations and meet-ups with a deranged waitress played by none other than the charming with talents, Margot Robbie. The Terminal opens with Ms. Robbie as Annie who meets with a priest that will lead to a number of assassinations and overly complicated double crosses which is unbeknownst to the audience before the story uncovers itself layer by layer.

The plot is hazy and foggy for the first ride of 20 minutes but it does take shape beyond that that gives the thinking of alerting the audience to stop daydreaming and start paying attention as the story begins to properly revolve and complete its messy puzzles.

Most of the plot and character developments here willingly to take in the form of twists. There are three major twists deliver within this movie and two of them are quite unexpected but stay to its relevancy of the unnecessary draggy and hard-boiled dialogues.

Encountering the frequent odd happenings and disjointing scenes, time doesn't always move in a linear fashion here. The reason here is because Terminal is mainly relegated to two separate narratives that never quite intersect as a whole. It touches briefly upon another and moves on again with their story back and forth. What is even worse is those two separate entities entitle to slow down the front gear with the misdirection of irrelevant talkings however, they later on become somewhat important for the twists at the end gear that the audience could never see beforehand.

Robbie serves as the personification of what we imagine a femme fatale would be, she delivers her character deep into dark territories as her face morphs into an evil-smiling mad scientist and scary-looking enchantress, hoping that the people watching may madly falling in love with her overly done character, or so you thought. Of course, Robbie does well with her performance as usual but the servings of the substances for the movie lacks the foundation of a truly good movie even far from being a masterpiece artistry of work.

While the recent trailers and neon-lighted posters let on that this is a revenge story, well not so much. It's more of having a porn-fashioned movie with mesmerizing colors and sparkling environments igniting the dark empty world of crime.

Verdict: 49/100. Hands down, I can guarantee it is one of 2018's best looking visuals, the visually stunning colors and dazzling cinematography mimics Suicide Squad, another movie with the presence of Robbie of a different genre that holds the identity of the true definition of 'style over substance'. Robbie may save this movie, cracking the judgments on two sides of which she may or may not. If you love Margot Robbie, then give it a try. Her performance here is the solid proof for her to get that Harley Quinn spin-off film made, already.

This is a lot better than the ratings

[bostonct · 7/10 · 29 August 2018]

Cleaver dialogue from all the characters, a bit of crazy gruesome, plus a few twists and you have an entertaining movie. If you liked Snatch, Sherlock Holmes or Lock, Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels, you'll find this enjoyable enough. Not Guy Richie good, but entertaining enough.

Yes, its as bad as they say it is.

[torrascotia · 1/10 · 12 May 2018]

I watched this based on the great cast and the trailer. I wish I had read a few more of the reviews before committing to watching however. This is an odd movie, in that it takes place in a strange environment lit with neon and hardly anyone else apart from the main protagonists, so its almost a kind of fantasy movie. The one star is awarded purely on the fact this movie looks pretty good, but this wears thin fairly quickly. The problem with the people as they are portrayed is that their is no one that you latch onto, everyone seems to be some type of horrible person or a psycho so you don't really care what happens to anyone. The story has a number of twists and apart from one the rest are guessable, the fact is that if there are only so many players in the game, its not hard to guess who the "hidden" person is, or that they may have met in the past etc. I was quite surprised to discover it was possible to have so much acting talent on screen and , albeit mostly B movie grade, and still not feel engaged with the story. The ending was particularly poor, p.s. that isn't how that procedure was carried out and it wouldn't have had the effect portrayed in the movie. It also seemed to out of step with the rest of the tone of the film, it seemed more extreme than the rest of the violence. It was also oddly unsatisfactory as an ending, like I said, if you aren't rooting for the main character or anyone then its hard to feel contentment if they find a resolution. If you liked Only God Forgives you may like this, it has a similar neon style over substance emptiness to it which will polarise an audience with a majority disliking it.

Good film. Very underated

[markybbop · 8/10 · 19 January 2019]

I thought it was an Excellent film. Noir style with a twist ending. Actors were excellent. Music was quality. Recommended

A Visual Treat with Exceptional Denouement

[compugor · 7/10 · 22 December 2020]

Not sure about the acting diversity of Ms. Robbie (The Suicide Squad) but she's got the crazy hot thing down pat, and she is alluringly attractive enough to carry the whole movie, which she does. Not that Pegg and Meyers don't give respectable supporting performances. The screenplay is quite stunning visually, with a futuristic neon tinge to everything that is darkly mysterious and gorgeous at the same time. The seedy story unfolds in such a disjointed way that it sucks for a while, but just when you're about to be bored to death, it explodes with a series of reveals that explain everything by narrated flashbacks, which go above & beyond anything you could have expected. Thumbs down for the tedious buildup, especially all the f-word dialog and hateful coarseness by one of the assassins (played by Fletcher), but bravo for the ending, which is not for the squeamish.

"A load of f**king nonsense"

[Sam667 · 2/10 · 12 May 2018]

A whole lot of colored neon lights instead of an interesting movie. It's boring, tedious, redundant and predictable. It wants to be cool and hip, but only succeeds in straining my patience, I had to fast forward to the end.

More style than substance

[jmbwithcats · 5/10 · 22 August 2022]

Vaughn Stein, influenced by James Bond, McGhee's Alice, and Dark City, brings us "Terminal."

A great script leads you through a movie and avoids exhibition by monologues in the final chapter. A lousy film leads you to a senseless act, then explains why the action matters.

An Unbelievable Ending Makes Terminal Worth Checking Out

[CANpatbuck3664 · 6/10 · 15 May 2018]

Terminal was ripped to shreds by critics, I see why but I don't think they gave it enough credit. There's a lot of futuristic noir flourishes, the movie is bathing in neon light and seedy environments. This isn't new, its Blade Runner-esque but the cinematography is admittedly gorgeous in this. Just because it has been done before (lately with Altered Carbon and Mute) doesn't make it any less impressive. It was a nice touch and it deserves to be mentioned, even if it doesn't quite save the movie.

The plot of Terminal is very reminiscent of Guy Ritchie's movies. There's some Snatch or Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels moments but the whole movie doesn't operate as well overall. We get introduced to a bunch of seedy characters with dubious morals. They all come in and out of this train station in the middle of the night and the common thread between them is the character of Annie (Margot Robbie). She's an assassin who works part-time as a waitress and stripper. Through her comings and goings, we meet a terminally ill teacher Bill (Simon Pegg), a pair of mismatched hitmen Vince (Dexter Fletcher) and Alfred (Max Irons) and an odd janitor Clinton (Mike Myers). How these interactions play into the larger plot is a mystery to us until the final turn. The setup isn't bad, we've seen it before and although there are plot holes, none of them were bad enough to completely derail the movie. It was enough to keep me interested but I did find my attention drifting in and out because of the lack of cohesion. As a story, its very middle of the road for the genre.

Any heat for this movie was likely due to Margot Robbie's involvement as the main character. She keeps climbing the ladder and its deserved, she's great and I consider myself a fan of hers. She's good in Terminal, she's surprisingly committed, and she carries the movie capably. I do agree with some of the other reviewers in that she comes off as British Harley Quinn, but she didn't phone it in. Pegg is his typical charming self, he's very low-key in this but he works well with Robbie and I particularly enjoyed the montage that they share near the tail-end of the movie. Fletcher and Irons were odd, neither of them were terrible but Fletcher was over doing it and Irons was a little stiff. It was nice to see Mike Myers again and I think he did about as well as he could have with the material. Its a big distance from where his character starts to where he ends up and it makes his performance a little awkward by the end.

I was down the middle on Terminal for most of its run time for all the reasons listed above. It was never stellar, but it had its moments. I was more than ready to just let it float the rest of the way to whatever normal twist ending it had up its sleeve and call it a day. But when the confrontation comes between Annie and Bill, the movie doesn't just dip its toes into a pool of nonsense/crazy, it cannonballs into it. I wasn't just snickering, I was laughing when Terminal ended. Its not that the twist it takes is new, its handled in such a rough and implausible manner that I was shocked. But it didn't derail the movie for me, it actually improved it. It made Terminal memorable and while I would never say that this movie is good, its going to hold a place in my memory for insane plot twists.

I feel a little guilty for giving Terminal as high of a rating as I have. I liked the style of the movie and some of the performances (notably Robbie, Pegg and some of Myers) were solid. But it never reached high enough for something great and in any other movie, that twist ending would have knocked it down to a 3 or a 4/10. But that ending pushed the movie from mediocre to so bad its good territory for me. I can't call Terminal excellent but if you enjoy campy cinema, this is something you should see. I'm giving Terminal a 6/10 and I feel like I'm being generous.

An embarrassment

[Leofwine_draca · 1/10 · 12 August 2018]

TERMINAL is one of those student-feeling movies that thinks it's far clever than it actually is. It's a real dud of a production, stilted and awkward throughout, a movie which is made to sound like a thriller but instead turns out to be a meandering, dialogue-focused character twist. It looks cheap and fake, with dead surroundings and unrealistic backdrops. The film attempts to tell a number of micro-stories from an ensemble cast, similar to PULP FICTION, and all held together by the horrid Margot Robbie who embarrasses herself with a plummy British accent. Simon Pegg looks about 60 here while Dexter Fletcher is bored out of his head, and who can blame him? I'd enjoyed not seeing Mike Myers around for years so the merest sight of him was enough to give me the shudders. This slow, meandering film takes an age to get around to the twist ending, which is so stupid, so basic and nonsensical, that I was actively embarrassed by what I was seeing.

The artistic mystery is not dead

[Propagandist · 7/10 · 5 December 2018]

Yes, this movie is probably not everyone's cup of tea. I very much liked the chamber play like reduction of characters, scenes and places, and the gaudy but dark colouring (no oxymoron here). However, I can understand if this strikes some viewers as exaggerated or arty. The same is probably true for its plethora of cultural references and slow pace. Apart from that, Terminal is a solid mystery thriller with some nice twist, for which enough hints are delivered to anticipate them, but still enough doubt is being spread to keep you guessing. What I liked most is that more or less all characters are introduced as likeable, even if some of them are not. For better viewing pleasure, I would recommend not to learn too much about the film in advance. I was lucky enough to know only a few details and would have preferred not to know that revenge is part of the plot. The writing was great, it featured enough humour to let the drama get close to you, eventually. The cast was at least convincing but mostly excellent. By the way, if you wonder about the headline: go see Terminal.

Non-demand streaming - talent wasted

[DodsworthMcgillicutty · 1/10 · 13 May 2018]

Sounded exciting. No reason to be. Yes this positively is a Tarantino wannabe, with garish imitation Blade Runner lighting. Specifically it's like countless wannabe post Pulp Fiction hip crime thriller imitations that followed Pulp throughout the 90's. Thing is I LIKE Noir, some Neo Noir, Simon Pegg, Mike Meyers, and Margot Robbie when she's restrained. Her overacting here will leave you speechless considering her recent past accomplishments. This is not even stylish satiric overacting, just the embarrassing kind. Because what is she satirizing or paying homage to? It's never clear. If that's what this performance was? 1st time 90s film student type filmmaking on a budget, that is dated 2 days after release. Hard to even finish watching. How can this happen?

A visually resplendant modern noir, which is lacking in the story department

[Red-Barracuda · 6/10 · 1 July 2018]

A crime-lord, two gangsters, a dying school-teacher, a waitress and a janitor are the characters who operate in and around a train terminal in the dead of night. Their stories inter-connect in unexpected ways.

I guess I was a little bit disappointed with this one in truth, as I expected quite a lot from it. The set-up was very minimalistic and the story was told in a fairly unengaging manner, with the characters not drawing us in as much as I would have wished. It doesn't have a bad cast in fairness. Margot Robbie is always great and she is once again good value as a femme fatale and looks fantastic (of course). While Simon Pegg is another actor I like and he does the best he can with what he is given. Mike Myers is also notable here too in an odd role. But, overall, the story wasn't the strong point here at all and ultimately let the film down somewhat. But what it does have in spades is great visual style. The lighting and colour schemes were quite beautiful and certainly make up for the deficiencies in other areas, at least to some extent. It is an example of a neo-noir, with characters and settings which fit the bill. Without a doubt, this is an example of style over content, which is not something I have a problem with and do enjoy the pure cinema elements of this one. I just wish that the story had been a bit more engaging though.

Noir in colour

[sidneygchambers · 1/10 · 20 January 2019]

I gave up on this film, it became more and more boring the more it tried be Quentin Tarantino like. Good actors doing very good acting but the story is weak. Trying desperately to be mysterious the plot resembles a Fist Full of Dollars and a dozen other films. Lighting by Ridley Scot, in other words very dark all the time, literally. I won't bother to see the end of it as I don't care what the outcome is.

Why the hate?

[cesnovar-andrej · 8/10 · 16 May 2018]

I don't usually post reviews on IMDb - other people have already done it, and often better than I could - and most of the time, I find the ratings more or less on par with my own impressions of movies.

However, sometimes, I can't help but wonder "How in God's name has this movie gotten this rating?" Terminal is one of those movies.

The abysmally low rating, coupled with the very few (and most of them, poor) reviews, made me want to give my two cents and try to set the record straight. Or, at least, set it straight-er.

For me, Terminal was a thoroughly enjoyable movie - it has a great cast, witty and dark humor, interesting enough plot (not too cliche or too predictable) and, being around one and a half hours long, it does not overstay it's welcome. If you're into labeling things, you could call it neo-noir or something other, but the fact is that Terminal is very much its own thing, visually and plotwise. Personally, it reminded me of a theater play.

The ending could have been executed differently or better - the plot unraveling was overly (and unnecessary) convoluted and the ending itself was a little unimaginative and disappointing. But that's just my personal view.

Overall, Terminal is a good enough movie - and that is good enough for me. And even though it wouldn't make it to any of my "top 10 movie lists", it is still a pretty solid movie, that deserves at least a 7. Which is why I gave it an 8.

Terminal (2018)

[rockman182 · 6/10 · 12 May 2018]

I was admittedly not a fan of Margot Robbie when she first starting making waves. I didn't go crazy for her in early films or her portrayal as Harley Quinn. What did make me a fan of her was her portrayal of Tonya Harding in I, Tonya. She was really tremendous in that film. When i saw the trailer for Terminal I thought it was something I could love. It looked like a female driven, cult classic, that had a lot of style. Was also surprised that virtually no theaters were showing this (thank god for video on demand).

This film is about two men who have a mission they have to perform to get a large payday. They encounter a woman who becomes a key part of completing the mission. This woman actually seems to be everywhere. Shes in church, working as a waitress and a stripper, and seems to encounter all characters in the film. There is a deeper level of connection that she has with all that s going on, but that's something that would be a spoiler if I went into it. The film stars a fairly odd cast of Simon Pegg and Mike Myers (where has he been lately?)

While I had no problems with Margot Robbie in this film, I can see her being typecast as the crazy, unhinged sexy blonde type role. About halfway through the film, I felt like I hated it. The film uses a bunch of plot twists and shock reveals later on. I don't know how effective they are but I think it sort of made me feel better of what I was watching. The film is purely reliant on its style and use of neon colors. Its very nice to look at, but the plot seems like its all over the place and is really messy.

I feel like the filmmaker was trying to include a bunch of ideas and a mix of character dialogue to deliver his point, but it does not always work. Its an oddball film which is okay at a few moments but is a very confused effort. I can see why the producers didn't bother with a theatrical release as I feel like this is something that people would slate. I

Ups and Downs

[Tweetienator · 5/10 · 20 September 2022]

Terminal reminds me a lot of movies like Pulp Fiction, Sin City, and neo-noir pieces like Only Good Forgives (Ryan Gosling) and Bad Times at the El Royale and the like. The production and cast, even the story and the "revealing" of the whole at the end are solid but, and that's a great but, whereas in movies like Pulp Fiction I liked the dialogues a lot, the many talking scenes in Terminal are rather boring, tiresome: they are not witty, not dark, not interesting enough. And as there is rather a lot of talking, this drags the movie a lot down for me. Anyway, I won't recommend Terminal but also will not warn against giving this one a try. This review I close with a "watch it and make up your own mind" note - if the story and the cast sound interesting to you.

The Void

[arriva · 1/10 · 13 May 2018]

I'd love to review this movie but there's just nothing to review.

I tortured myself for almost 50 minutes waiting for something thrilling to happen, thinking that my attention would be finally rewarded but no, nothing was there.

I don't care how it finished for I couldn't tolerate this excruciatingly slow paced meaningless tripe.

Avoid at all costs. Life could be spent so much better.

What an absolute delight! Do not go for the low ratings

[fmkhan213 · 7/10 · 31 December 2019]

I saw Terminal being mentioned by some YouTuber for it's brilliance of the use of colors in any given scene. I expected a low budget stylistic adventure with plothole full of story. I'm glad I was completely wrong. The movie keeps the viewer hooked right from the start. You know there is something wrong. You know who is doing what and still you are not sure why. The why part of the story is well executed. The story itself that we see is non-linear, which makes the suspense a tad bit more interesting. I loved the dialogues, one of the most sassiest bold and witty I have seen since long. You have to have a taste in the language to enjoy the conversation between the characters. What a joy it was. Margot Robbie gave a stellar performance so did Simon Pegg. One aspect that absolutely is the clear winner is the cinematographer. Beautiful sets with minimalist neons. The whole neo-noir feel makes the whole movie a delight for the eyes. The climax is unpredictable and rather enjoyable. Please don't fall for the lack of ratings. Enjoy this brilliant movie!