I saw this movie on the BBC once, a while back. This is a translation of my original review in Dutch, but with one adjustment: I mentioned that Eddie Redmayne was an actor to look out for, but by now, well, you know. Here's the rest of it;
The ending wasn't unclear to me, contrary to some reviews I've read (elsewhere, not on IMDb), and so, this, to me, is the sort of 'thriller with a twist' like 'Primal fear'. The problem is that the director thought he could fool me, yet he drops a couple of hints that are just too obvious...
Then, a long disquisition follows, which, admittedly, drew me into a doubtful corner here and there, but in the end... That whole story about Nigel (and the knights templar, for instance) becomes irrelevant at the drop of a hat and Alex turns out to be that cold blooded serial killer, on the lookout for a next victim.
Not a bad film at all, really, with some fine acting and it is at times cinematically very pleasing, but I had expected a little more, especially on the deeper level.
A good 6 out of 10 seems in order.
The ending wasn't unclear to me, contrary to some reviews I've read (elsewhere, not on IMDb), and so, this, to me, is the sort of 'thriller with a twist' like 'Primal fear'. The problem is that the director thought he could fool me, yet he drops a couple of hints that are just too obvious...
Then, a long disquisition follows, which, admittedly, drew me into a doubtful corner here and there, but in the end... That whole story about Nigel (and the knights templar, for instance) becomes irrelevant at the drop of a hat and Alex turns out to be that cold blooded serial killer, on the lookout for a next victim.
Not a bad film at all, really, with some fine acting and it is at times cinematically very pleasing, but I had expected a little more, especially on the deeper level.
A good 6 out of 10 seems in order.