There is a good story locked in somewhere. The first 4 minutes show tremendous potential with the POV view of a coma patient who blinks 'Murder'. This was a great start which was massively let down. That style of story telling is entirely forgotten after the 5 minute mark and we fall into genericism.
The pacing is jarring. There aren't any story beats and the cinematography only consists of close ups, which renders the pacing slow and off putting.
Show us the beautiful setting and let us in on the world these characters live in - but instead we get a nauseating assortment of close up after close up.
Then the characters. The main character is meant to be likeable? There isn't enough development that validates the actions she does. She cheats on her husband in a scene only few minutes after their marriage, and apparently in between those few minutes we're meant to believe the husband did something so awful? Just a few minutes earlier he seemed like a smart and bubbly child in the flashbacks.
I don't regret watching this film, but the director should feel regretful for squandering a cool premise. This would have been more interesting if it was told from the POV of the coma victim, or subvert our expectations if it's told through Lina's point of view.
Towards the end, Robert and Katherine chase Lina outside. Why? They already have Lina's diary which already makes her a suspect of her husbands murder. They chase her because 'we can't let her get to the police'. Why not? You have all the evidence against her.
Sigh, if I write anymore for this review, I would've put more effort into writing this than the writers of this movie. The first 3 minutes are great. The rest isn't.
The pacing is jarring. There aren't any story beats and the cinematography only consists of close ups, which renders the pacing slow and off putting.
Show us the beautiful setting and let us in on the world these characters live in - but instead we get a nauseating assortment of close up after close up.
Then the characters. The main character is meant to be likeable? There isn't enough development that validates the actions she does. She cheats on her husband in a scene only few minutes after their marriage, and apparently in between those few minutes we're meant to believe the husband did something so awful? Just a few minutes earlier he seemed like a smart and bubbly child in the flashbacks.
I don't regret watching this film, but the director should feel regretful for squandering a cool premise. This would have been more interesting if it was told from the POV of the coma victim, or subvert our expectations if it's told through Lina's point of view.
Towards the end, Robert and Katherine chase Lina outside. Why? They already have Lina's diary which already makes her a suspect of her husbands murder. They chase her because 'we can't let her get to the police'. Why not? You have all the evidence against her.
Sigh, if I write anymore for this review, I would've put more effort into writing this than the writers of this movie. The first 3 minutes are great. The rest isn't.