Joe Leonard

I am utterly baffled by the 5 star reviews. I guess it's silly to be reviewing the reviews, but I have to say there was no there there. The locations were solid amd the acting was not terrible, but the story is about as full-bodied as miso soup. The movie sets up well and while the anticipation of a thriller is there, it goes from subtle to 100 mph in the blink of an eye, but there is no direction. The movie flails about like an garden hose set on high, hitting at things indiscriminately. The men run off as to a gruesome end but are quickly and harmlessly corralled like a bunch of grade school kids playing tag. The presumptive supporting male cast member is somehow meaninglessly reduced to nothing without reason and disappears without a peep. The backstories are incomplete if at times not completely lacking. I feel as if I need a pompous, holier than thou millennial to explain what just happened to my two hours. Ratatouille this was not. Nor was it The Usual Suspects or The Sixth Sense where you slap your forehead and say I have to watch it again because I can't believe I missed it. I has cheeseburger is more satisfying. I really would like to see what was left on the cutting room floor that would have clarified most of this movie. One has to ask, were there enough leftovers from this movie to make a sequel? That would be one potato water soup but no bread movie.