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It's clever, but...

posted 13 years ago by TheManInOil
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I liked the idea of showing events through her, and particularly her friends' perspectives. It makes it unlike most crazy stalker movies. Unfortunately since we know what's coming the first half is too easily decoded by the viewer and it seems like an exercise in cleverness rather than successfully reeling us in for a surprise when the truth is revealed. I liked it, but by its very nature it could never succeed in the way it tries to.

"I'll book you. I'll book you on something. I'll find something in the book to book you on."

[–] ibrarules 12 years ago

Unfortunately since we know what's coming

That's too bad :) I didn't and found it pretty damn good because of it.

[–] sillyhat 12 years ago

I don't know why you assume all viewers knew what was coming. I did not - and I loved the twist!

[–] nephihaha 11 years ago

I thought it was pretty good. I gather that the director was quite young at the time as well, which makes it quite impressive.

Americans don't make films like this really.

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[–] denise1234 11 years ago

Don't make films like what?

"I will not go gently onto a shelf, degutted, to become a non-book." ~ Bradbury

[–] Pogo_76 11 years ago

I didn't see the twist coming at all and there was no indication that one would even expect a twist. I was really amazed that the movie turned out to be totally what I didn't see coming.
I thought it was great.

[–] Rheli 10 years ago

I didn't know what was coming, but found other problems.

20 Euros a week can get stolen from the till and the owner doesn't notice or do anything about it?

A doctor can be such a smart guy, but such a poor detective?

At the end, a patient in a psychiatric ward is getting blood and urine tests all the time. If she's not taking her medications it will quickly be noticed.

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