David Colwell

I dont usually post movie reviews, but here goes. This is a good movie. Humorous, well written and keeps you guessing. I did pick the twist(s) pretty early, but seeing it play out was very entertaining. The actors did an amazing job, although Daniel Craig was clearly trying to do a Frank Underwood impression the entire time, which was a little distracting. This would have been a 5 star movie for me if it were not for the politics. I dont live in America, and i dont care if orange man is bad or god emperor of mankind, but that political scene stood out. It did not fit the tenor of the movie and was clearly shoehorned in there by a director trying to make a point. Overall, i recommend it.

I'm going to take the strange step of reviewing this film while still in the cinema watching it, because unless there is a sixth sense level twist awaiting me,I really need something to pass the time. The dialogue is slow, my wife picked the twist 15 min in, and the humour is... not. I'm sure if you tried really hard you could pick out messages about survivors guilt, immigrant struggles and the hardships of being young and attractive. The problem is that this movie did so little to invest me in the main character that I simply couldn't care about her development. Save yourself 2 hours and wait for it to go to DVD. Then you can swap not watching it at the movies for not watching it at home.