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Bailed before the end. Totally fed up with the weepiness. Honestly could not care less about any of them. Just a tangled mess of sloppy emotions and spy nonsense. Emo plus shooting plus typical Brit 4D chess. There were a few scenes of pretty good repartee, so 2 stars for that. Happy to not have to watch another minute...

Not terrible but not very good. Too often the acting sounds like they're just saying scripted lines rather than being natural. The characters are way overdone, almost caricatures, far from realistic. The plot is ok until the last 20 min when it turns more absurd. Worst of all I figured out whodunit early on. Overall it just doesn't rate well compared to much better cop movies.

It did hook me, but in the end it was a very mixed bag. Nearly everyone was angry, for no explained reason, and unlikable, with perhaps a couple of exceptions. There were numerous plot holes, and extremely unlikely scenarios. Actions by some characters who should have been competent and rational were frustratingly not. It may linger in the mind afterward but the more chewed on the less satisfying. Not a pass, but also not a high recommend. Overall overrated.

Tried. After about 15 min I couldn't take any more. Acting seems like a HS project. Felt blatantly staged and fake, unreal, not to mention the total incoherence. More like a TV soap opera level than a gritty Western. No surprise the 2nd one was cancelled. Go watch "The Dead Don't Hurt" instead.

If you like a puzzle with no solution then you may appreciate this film. Based on interviews it seems the director's intention was to create a mystery that can't be solved. He succeeded but then what? Is it enjoyable to watch? Yes and no. Parts are tedious so pacing is uneven, some main characters are irritating others sympathetic, some obvious questions aren't asked, the acting is good but does that make up for all the deficiencies? One star for acting, one for not being a total waste of time, but it's more like a prank than a satisfying film experience, so can't recommend it.

Aside from all the artistic and technical aspects of films, which I can very much appreciate, the one thing that dominates for me is how they make me feel while watching and afterwards. Which is why I'm taking off 2 stars for this one. To say it's brutal is an understatement. At times very hard to watch and emotionally devastating. It's a rich stew of emotions that create deep mixed feelings. Do I feel better, entertained, enlightened, enriched, satisfied, appreciative for having watched it? No. I feel mostly sadness at the suffering that can't be undone, the anguish it caused me, and in the end that is what it accomplished. The artistic film aspects are very well done, which is why it is effective, but is that enough? Do you recommend a roller coaster to a friend if at the end they will feel sick? I wouldn't, and don't recommend this one either.

The English can be so bloody tiresome. Good grief. Made it through 30 min before I couldn't stand another minute of their incessant squabbling. A bunch of pedantic, spoiled, sloppy, neurotic, afflicted children. Good luck.

Probably good if you're 12, although perhaps too gory. Watched about 20 min and bailed. Mostly just overdone silliness with a hefty dose of cruelty. I guess that passes for entertaining for many. Seek a good adult film elsewhere.

5* graded on a curve compared to 98% of movies recently. Obvious Coen Brothers like violent noir comedy, but it holds up the tradition well. The script is tight, certainly compared to the vast majority of what's come out in the last decade or two. No magic, or super hero gymnastics, mostly just everyday physics and reasonable actions, sometimes stretched a bit, taken by each party within the limits of their character. Well paced, tension maintained, effective caricature acting if a bit overdone. The ending pulls no punches. I'll leave it that. I'd very much like to see more films like this, so recommended.

Way overrated. Long stretches of cartoonish style Asian interpersonal overacting unrelated to the monster thriller. Action scenes are far beyond preposterous even for a Godzilla movie. Would much rather have my time back than have wasted it on this nonsense.