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The only good thing was the painting

posted 6 years ago by Heisenberg (6730)
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Like the vast majority of thrillers, it has a good premise and starts off well.
But after you're hooked, it doesn't deliver anything better than a tabloid level twist.
It's not a parody nor an original take on the genre, it's just a mediocre excuse for a movie that in 2018 should be not made any more.

I'm sorry I watched it, the first half was bad but the second half was too lame for anybody with a brain. The only good thing in it was the painting in the kitchen/open space living room.

[–] bobbydallas (8523) 6 years ago

that painting was totally amazing - i agree 100%

the beginning felt like it could go into Hitchcock-ian territory and failed miserably :(

[–] davebuffalo (3456) 3 years ago

I watched it on LMN and the painting was totally blurred out.

[–] Heisenberg (6730) 3 years ago

What a LeMoN of a broadcaster...

[–] davebuffalo (3456) 3 years ago

Yeah I get why LMN wanted to buy rights to this movie; they love "evil friend / evil sister" type plots. But there was the nude painting and numerous F-words, and even nudity that had to be blocked out, it just wasn't worth it. I hate being denied the original intention of the movie/writers.

[–] davebuffalo (3456) 3 years ago

I see what you did there with LMN, very creative Heisenberg! And BTW Breaking Bad is my favorite show of all time!

Yeah LMN is lame, but sometimes we like it because at least the plots are simple and easy to follow. Sometimes we get frustrated watching a movie on Netflix and a half-hour in, you have no idea what's going on.

We don't have any quality movie channels.

[–] Heisenberg (6730) 3 years ago

Censors are the number one enemies of art.

[–] MovieManCin2 (26342) 3 years ago

I disagree. I loved it, and give it a 7.8! "You fuck with one of the Moms, you fuck with all of us."
A bit of deus ex machina, but I loved it! And then she punches the guy in the nuts! Classic!

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