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Sounds like 'Passengers' with Anne Hathaway. I could be wrong.
Great review. I'd probably give it 6/10, just because of Hall's performance and the importance of the main topic. I just can't believe how straightforward and predictable this film was. It barely qualifies as a thriller. It was very much missing a central mystery to keep the viewer (or me at least) invested in the story. It is kind of obvious from the oven scene, what is going on, and the rest of he movie does not add much to the story.
I thought Ruben Östlund has done this topic to death in 'Force Majeure' and 'The square' using symbolism and dark humour. When it comes to thrillers, there is Michael Haneke's Funny Games, although I think that movie is even more pointless than Speak no evil.
Not to defend this movie, (which I thought was very well-made but somewhat unoriginal) but many people seem to miss/refuse to understand that the victims not fighting back was the whole point. The couples were carefully selected based on common traits that the kidnappers interpreted as a sign of weakness. There are many clues throughout the movie that imply this. The lack of self-defense is also the strongest element of the movie. I see it as a social satire, rather than a thriller; a criticism of modern society, where a collective notion of political correctness - fuelled by social media - interferes with common sense in exercising our basic human rights. My problem with the movie is that it borrows its central plot from other, more effective, yet less sinister movies that took this concept a little further without the need to resort to murdering innocent children.
But that was the point. They knew they would not resist. That was their basis for selecting victims. They observed people and identified common behavioural patterns, and eventually learned what makes perfect victims that don't fight back.
Agnes would not stab them while asleep.
Would you have the courage to do such thing at her age? Probably not. I am more interested to know why those children did not run away at night when they were clearly not locked into their rooms at least while the new victims were there?
Thought it was obvious that Abel was only with them for a short time before they got rid of him. They targeted couples with children of similar age and kept them until they got hold of their next victims.
I don't think either, but then how could they get away with all those murders? Some of the victims must have told their friends/family where they were going before they went missing. Even Bjorn and Louise mentioned to their friends that they were going to a couple's house they just met, although, didn't say where.
I agree. I have a feeling that they'll gradually turn her into a more likeable character, but my only problem is that I Galadriel is the last character I care about in this series.
I think the idea behind the robot design was that it could be integrated into the spaceship between two seats, where it would function as a computer and navigation system. I think they even used it as a touchscreen, which would further justify the flat design, but I might be wrong.
Other than that, I agree. It looked really odd when it picked up Dr Brand and ran away with her.