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Very standard / average thriller, straight out of the Beginner's Recipe Book for Thriller Film Ideas. Given the director, I thought maybe a twist or something interesting was on the way. But zip came. Facile and plodding, I can't get my head around such banality from this director, clearly just an opportunity to give his daughter a foot up on the Hollywood ladder. Josh Hartnett also miscast, not a credible fruitcake by any means....

It is inconceivable to me that people could have rated this film highly. It has some moments of cinematography and humour, but the whole basis of the plot is paper thin and ultimately extremely unsatisfying. Oliver is wooden and one dimensional. It is not even slightly clear why he is a sociopath. Apparently because he had no friends in childhood, but had loving parents and a decent upbringing?! This is never developed so you have to proceed on the basis that he is deranged, for reasons unknown. Of course once you realised that this dim witted soul is a bit disturbed you can predict the plot step by step. The only possible salvation of this very vacuous movie might have come if the butler had taken revenge on behalf of the family at the end, but alas all we were treated to was Oliver prancing around the house naked. Ooo. Err. Dull. Facile. Lacking any depth or substance. Oh, and far too long given the aforementioned. Watch this if you have 2 hours to spare and your only alternative is watching paint dry.

I was a huge fan of the Talos Principle. And 2 was great and a lot of fun, but just not as good unfortunately (imho) I commend Croteam on another visual feast. And some good puzzles, no doubt. But I would note the following: 1 no bombs! Other than one level. Disappointing 2 none of the puzzles matched the scale and awe of the first game. The first game had some grand, majestic, thrilling puzzles, on a vast scale, with some breathtaking scenes. The puzzles in 2 all seem to be on a very small scale comparatively 3 the ending of the first game was nerve tingling, and the clever timed puzzle at the end exciting. It was noir and a thrill to play and watch. The ending of 2 is rather flat by comparison 4 the second game is just too smug in its philosophical musings. Not so interested in that I'm afraid, and it doesn't add anything i don't think 5 some of the star puzzles are reliant on extremely thorough observation, and if you don't find some things it can be very frustrating. It should be more mental than observational based. Don't get me wrong, great game and i recommend, definitely. But for Talos 3 i hope they develop more of the awesome puzzles of 1, which just felt so much more exciting and engaging. But enjoy people!!! And i really look forward to 3!!