This movie has some great moments, genuine tension in certain scenes and a really interesting premise and set up. But the third act just falls off a cliff.
I liked all of the acting and there were some nice twists too. But in the third act the whole script falls apart. Everything is implausible and suddenly all the tension is gone. I no longer felt any jeopardy for the characters because the script was just ensuring everything worked out for them no matter how absurd it might seem. And it dragged on and on. It was such a disappointment because (bar a few dull moments) the first two thirds of the film was quite gripping.
Spoliers - The bad guys have Michael Douglas's house bugged. They have Brittany Murphy's room in the mental hospital bugged. If they can do that then why do they need Douglas to go question her when they can do it themselves? In the 3rd act when MD breaks BM out of the hospital he steals a guy's cell phone. The guy doesn't chase after him as he walks off with it, he just stands there complaining. Then MD steals a boat. Same thing. The boat owner stands and watches while complaining that his boat is being stolen. The police don't care because apparently that's the coastguard's problem. That's just the tip of the iceberg. A real shame.
I liked all of the acting and there were some nice twists too. But in the third act the whole script falls apart. Everything is implausible and suddenly all the tension is gone. I no longer felt any jeopardy for the characters because the script was just ensuring everything worked out for them no matter how absurd it might seem. And it dragged on and on. It was such a disappointment because (bar a few dull moments) the first two thirds of the film was quite gripping.
Spoliers - The bad guys have Michael Douglas's house bugged. They have Brittany Murphy's room in the mental hospital bugged. If they can do that then why do they need Douglas to go question her when they can do it themselves? In the 3rd act when MD breaks BM out of the hospital he steals a guy's cell phone. The guy doesn't chase after him as he walks off with it, he just stands there complaining. Then MD steals a boat. Same thing. The boat owner stands and watches while complaining that his boat is being stolen. The police don't care because apparently that's the coastguard's problem. That's just the tip of the iceberg. A real shame.