Mary is not the most original film and in all honesty I was hoping for a bit more than what I got, especially considering Gary Oldman being in it. I know it's not a cert that a movie will be great or even good just because of a certain member of the acting world (De Niro in Rocky & Bullwinkle anyone?), but I was hoping for better than what I got.
The movie sets out with a bit of promise that it could be a decent creepy film, but it never really gets going. It just kind of starts and stops throughout with no real build up of any kind to anything. The creepy (and I use that term extremely loosely here) moments are too few and far between with no real atmospheric feeling to them. Being set on a boat, you'd have thought it would be good for a nice claustrophobic setting, but this wasn't really brought into the situation. Whether it was and it wasn't pulled off or it was an opportunity missed, I don't know, but either way it was a let down. Just like the ending.
This isn't really a bad movie. It's just that nothing of note happens in it and it is a bit slow going a lot of the time. Even when it's revealed on what's happening with the boat, you have kind of reached that "Meh, who cares?" moment.
Would I recommend it? Not unless you've absolutely nothing else to do and want to just check it out for yourself. Other than that, I'd give it a bit of a pass.
The movie sets out with a bit of promise that it could be a decent creepy film, but it never really gets going. It just kind of starts and stops throughout with no real build up of any kind to anything. The creepy (and I use that term extremely loosely here) moments are too few and far between with no real atmospheric feeling to them. Being set on a boat, you'd have thought it would be good for a nice claustrophobic setting, but this wasn't really brought into the situation. Whether it was and it wasn't pulled off or it was an opportunity missed, I don't know, but either way it was a let down. Just like the ending.
This isn't really a bad movie. It's just that nothing of note happens in it and it is a bit slow going a lot of the time. Even when it's revealed on what's happening with the boat, you have kind of reached that "Meh, who cares?" moment.
Would I recommend it? Not unless you've absolutely nothing else to do and want to just check it out for yourself. Other than that, I'd give it a bit of a pass.