Handi Crapped

This movie had the potential to be very good. But in order for a movie to really be effective in reaching the audience, you need contrast. Even during the happy scenes, things were too dark. The coloring of the environment was too dark. I understand starting out with a scary part of the movie but we never moved past that and into something with color or cheerfulness to have an effective enough contrast. But what was missing the most, was resolution. The police officer started to catch on to what Nicolas Cage was saying but then that storyline just kind of dropped off in the middle without any vindication for the male hero of the movie. Also I wanted to see Mia's mom get her daughter back. She was so sweet and cute and was so excited at the prospect that there was possible news that could bring her daughter home, and then we never got to see the reunion. Fix these two things, allow there to be color and happier scenes, and you provide a contrast. Where the viewer can identify with happier parts of their life, then going into ones worst nightmare. Having the ups and downs is kind of like going on a roller coaster. When you go to a suspense thriller type movie, you expect the equivalent of a roller coaster only with emotions. To start on the bottom and stay there left this part of the movie going experience out. I would say it's about as vital of a part as having actual resolution. I realize that some movies don't have any resolution and that's supposed to be what brings you in, but I think most people like resolution and for a movie that did have resolution without our ability to feel it, was a little bit of a letdown.