I expected '50 Shades of Grey the Thriller' but this movie couldn't even reach that level.
The movie is a spin on Hitchcocks' Rear Window and viewer already knows how will the story be constructed and chooses to watch the movie accordingly. However, Michael Mohan subverts the expectations and delivers a worse version of what could've been.
From the start of the movie until the 'twists' the movie is predictable and tension is lacking. Viewer never have time to ask themselves 'what will happen?' or 'what our protagonist will do in this situation?'. We have all the answers and sadly so do our protagonist. That is a big problem in itself in a movie where the main goal is to make thriller movie.
As for the twists; if they cut out the last 20 minutes of the movie, it is still a bad movie but at least not a trainwreck that it is right now. Twists try to compensate for the lack of tension and tries to grab the attention of the viewer who are already checking their phones, waiting for the movie to end. There are some visual moments where Michael Mohan hopes that they save the movie but when the story is not engaging everything falls short.
The movie is a spin on Hitchcocks' Rear Window and viewer already knows how will the story be constructed and chooses to watch the movie accordingly. However, Michael Mohan subverts the expectations and delivers a worse version of what could've been.
From the start of the movie until the 'twists' the movie is predictable and tension is lacking. Viewer never have time to ask themselves 'what will happen?' or 'what our protagonist will do in this situation?'. We have all the answers and sadly so do our protagonist. That is a big problem in itself in a movie where the main goal is to make thriller movie.
As for the twists; if they cut out the last 20 minutes of the movie, it is still a bad movie but at least not a trainwreck that it is right now. Twists try to compensate for the lack of tension and tries to grab the attention of the viewer who are already checking their phones, waiting for the movie to end. There are some visual moments where Michael Mohan hopes that they save the movie but when the story is not engaging everything falls short.