This movie, about a detective who pairs himself with a famous psychologist on a case involving a traumatized young witness to a crime, is a good crime movie!
It was exciting and cold, and the storyline was mostly good. It was hard to guess who the murderer, or murderers, was. That raw and cold mystery and the score set a dark tone, and my attention was focused almost all the time. It's not flawless, and my main complaint is how the suspects were revealed. The first half was interesting, but as soon as we saw Josef's point of view, it went slightly downhill despite that the second half contained some good elements. Josef's murders were the main element that set the plot in motion at first. Then the story changed its focus on the kidnapping of the Bark couple's son, Benjamin, after when Josef had revealed that it was his biological mother, Lydia, who made him kill his current family. Lydia was the true antagonist. What bothered me was that we didn't get to know her enough. Lydia was just another suspect with little impact on the movie's psychology. The third act was quite rushed as well, and the way the investigation was solved left me with mixed feelings. Not overall, but the third act. I just wish we could go much deeper into the mind of Lydia because she got barely any screen time. Anyway, this was mostly a good experience that managed to share its cold story in a suspenseful way.
In conclusion, this is a good suspenseful crime movie with a dark tone. It has some good elements, such as the cold mystery and the score, but it's not flawless. The main complaint is how the suspects were revealed, especially Lydia, who was the true antagonist. The third act was also quite rushed. Overall, it was a mostly good experience that managed to share its cold story in a suspenseful way.
It was exciting and cold, and the storyline was mostly good. It was hard to guess who the murderer, or murderers, was. That raw and cold mystery and the score set a dark tone, and my attention was focused almost all the time. It's not flawless, and my main complaint is how the suspects were revealed. The first half was interesting, but as soon as we saw Josef's point of view, it went slightly downhill despite that the second half contained some good elements. Josef's murders were the main element that set the plot in motion at first. Then the story changed its focus on the kidnapping of the Bark couple's son, Benjamin, after when Josef had revealed that it was his biological mother, Lydia, who made him kill his current family. Lydia was the true antagonist. What bothered me was that we didn't get to know her enough. Lydia was just another suspect with little impact on the movie's psychology. The third act was quite rushed as well, and the way the investigation was solved left me with mixed feelings. Not overall, but the third act. I just wish we could go much deeper into the mind of Lydia because she got barely any screen time. Anyway, this was mostly a good experience that managed to share its cold story in a suspenseful way.
In conclusion, this is a good suspenseful crime movie with a dark tone. It has some good elements, such as the cold mystery and the score, but it's not flawless. The main complaint is how the suspects were revealed, especially Lydia, who was the true antagonist. The third act was also quite rushed. Overall, it was a mostly good experience that managed to share its cold story in a suspenseful way.