Just when I thought Lionsgate were becoming a bit of a reliable player for good films - along comes this rather disappointing entry.
This film wanted to be really dark like Seven but pulled its punches as if it still wanted to be ok for daytime TV. As others have said there were more than nods to other films of the genre too. Silence of the Lambs and Fallen being two obvious ones.
The story was too pedestrian and by the 'big reveal' at the end I honestly didn't care. The acting was weak and although there are several known-name actors they were all either completely miscast or just phoning in their performances.
The production values screamed low budget and 70s B movie. Green-screening interior car scenes and speeding up playback to make things look faster in modern films is simply criminal.
Overall, I made it to the end, so it's not the worst film. But I won't be recommending it to friends!
This film wanted to be really dark like Seven but pulled its punches as if it still wanted to be ok for daytime TV. As others have said there were more than nods to other films of the genre too. Silence of the Lambs and Fallen being two obvious ones.
The story was too pedestrian and by the 'big reveal' at the end I honestly didn't care. The acting was weak and although there are several known-name actors they were all either completely miscast or just phoning in their performances.
The production values screamed low budget and 70s B movie. Green-screening interior car scenes and speeding up playback to make things look faster in modern films is simply criminal.
Overall, I made it to the end, so it's not the worst film. But I won't be recommending it to friends!