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posted 13 years ago by mathieu-bouvier
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just watched it

the scenario lack credibility and is clearly exaggerated to support the "face-blindness" trauma

Ending was rushed and unoriginal, gave it a 3 star

acting performance was average, nothing crazy

[–] balducci2 13 years ago

I have that "face-blindness" thing that Anna has in the movie.

Okay, not as extreme. But it can take me half a dozen meetings with someone before I learn to recognize them.

So when I was watching this movie, I missed most of the actor / character changes.

Anyway, the movie was okay. But it dragged on a bit. Too bad it wasn't a little tighter, and a little more suspenseful.

[–] Eve_of_Destruction 12 years ago

So when I was watching this movie, I missed most of the actor / character changes.

I agree, I was getting so distracted because it was just too much. On one hand it made it more realistic on the other it was annoying. I kept zoning out since it was hard to keep track. At the end I watched the credits and there was like 5 of one person and I thought there was only 2. I would rewatch but it's too exhausting. Someday.

Do you want to play? -Orphan

[–] robertwatson 12 years ago

i agree with you totaly !!

[–] elinake 13 years ago

I actually liked this one. Saw The Three Musketeers a few days ago and really wanted to like it, but wasn't impressed with Milla as Milady. So, I kinda was worried if I like this one. Surprisingly, did. And a plot was actually new for me, never heard of this kind of disease. So, new and interesting. At least for me :)).

[–] FreeFallFlow 13 years ago

It was totally lame...From the martini-olives friends meeting to the dialogues, the changing faces, Jovovich's cocker face, Marianne Faithfull's lines

But yeah, the story and plot are basically super lame, so how good can it be?

I wonder how come Jovovich always stars in the cr@ppiest movies ...She has a thing for B-movies apparently...Too bad. Waste of film and money.

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[–] Abolfazl3007 12 years ago

actually i enjoeyed this movie !
it was really good ! just that ! and i loved the way actors changed

[–] celluloidroid 12 years ago

Anna has Kerrest's gun and shoots Lanyon (serial killer). Kerrest doesn't take the gun from Anna, and instead walks unarmed over to Lanyon (serial killer), who is still armed with a gun, and says "give me the gun." Huh? Of course he doesn't and they struggle for it and Kerrest gets shot and dies. No kidding! I definitely should have avoided this film.

[–] Rasta999 11 years ago

the movies started out pretty good and went downhill quickly. She can't recognize faces, yet accepts a text invitation from 'Bryce', the he brings her champagne (same as the guy in the bar who had the same tie) and she doesn't think it might not be Bryce?

The cop she can recognize makes love to their, then shaves OFF his distinctive beard? Worse yet he shaves with a straight razor? Who even has one of those?

Over an I can accept that she can't recognize her boyfriends' voice, he pretends to have a cough, but she didn't recognize her father's voice either?

All in all, too much of the plot is 'just so', ridiculous coincidences nad unrealistic behavior, it turned a clever idea into a weak movie.

[–] KrazyKlownSkool 12 years ago

This was bad enough to have been made by Milla Jovovich's husband.

"Frankly my klown, I don't give a damn...!"

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[–] seliossama 12 years ago

What you need to avoid is to read the op posts.

[–] shred-com 12 years ago

It was okay
But the character changes were too much. I forgot towards the end what the husband actually looked like . Sometimes I didn't even notice a face was different unless it was Milla or Julian's characters :p
It was a bit overlong and it needed more suspense. Decent plot and it started pretty decent.