I was enjoying the first half of this movie. Part of the fun was discovering the premise. The trailers, of course, fully spoiled the entire first half. But I don't watch trailers, so I was intrigued. There are some pretty shots and Ridley gives another good performance.
Unfortunately, the second half is not only lackluster, but it's filled with idiotic character decisions. It ruins the likeability of the main character previously built up by the first half. And by the end of the movie, I just felt annoyed by the wasted promise.
This reminds me of Where the Crawdads Sing, a significantly better and more emotionally powerful movie. Watch that instead. (1 viewing, 1/21/2024)
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When she decides to go alone back to their old house to confront her father, all I could think is, "Are you that stupid? You, more than anyone, know better." Given his history, why would you think he would do anything other than force you to stay there against your will? For years. Maybe decades.
I understand they were trying to give her an arc where she can take control, stop running and finally move forward. But she has a family now. She absolutely cannot risk it. Imagine if he caught her. The husband and daughter would have no idea if she's alive or dead, possibly forever.
Then she finds him and when he asks for her knife so he can cut a fruit, she gives it to him.................. do you just want me to hate the protagonist?
Then she asks him to leave her and her family alone and says goodbye. Again, what in his history makes you think this is going to work? I'm getting angrier as I write this and just dropped my rating from 5 stars to 4.
And then when she finally decides to take him out, he's on a boat in the river. She misses a shot and he flips the boat so she can't shoot him again. But she has full line of sight on the river. So HOW IN THE WORLD does she lose him again?
Unfortunately, the second half is not only lackluster, but it's filled with idiotic character decisions. It ruins the likeability of the main character previously built up by the first half. And by the end of the movie, I just felt annoyed by the wasted promise.
This reminds me of Where the Crawdads Sing, a significantly better and more emotionally powerful movie. Watch that instead. (1 viewing, 1/21/2024)
SPOILERS
SPOILERS
SPOILERS
When she decides to go alone back to their old house to confront her father, all I could think is, "Are you that stupid? You, more than anyone, know better." Given his history, why would you think he would do anything other than force you to stay there against your will? For years. Maybe decades.
I understand they were trying to give her an arc where she can take control, stop running and finally move forward. But she has a family now. She absolutely cannot risk it. Imagine if he caught her. The husband and daughter would have no idea if she's alive or dead, possibly forever.
Then she finds him and when he asks for her knife so he can cut a fruit, she gives it to him.................. do you just want me to hate the protagonist?
Then she asks him to leave her and her family alone and says goodbye. Again, what in his history makes you think this is going to work? I'm getting angrier as I write this and just dropped my rating from 5 stars to 4.
And then when she finally decides to take him out, he's on a boat in the river. She misses a shot and he flips the boat so she can't shoot him again. But she has full line of sight on the river. So HOW IN THE WORLD does she lose him again?