Reviews

Yet another true crime documentary with 20 minutes of somewhat compelling material, stretched out into three hours. I'll save you some time. Know any manipulative people? Picture those people deciding to rob a bank, then going years without ever being found out. That's it! Nothing genius about getting only a couple grand from a heist and having one person end up dead. Where's the genius part? I see only the sadness of all of those wasted lives. Some people will do anything for money and other people will play them in order to take the money. A tale as old as time, not remotely genius! But some people have documentaries to sell.

People who live and work in Alaska seriously don't know how hyperthermia works? You had to pull in somebody's veterinarian cousin to tell you something you could look up on the internet? This is just really bad writing, really formulaic, uninteresting plot "twists" that you can see from a mile away. Not to mention simple, factual things that leave gigantic plot holes that make this pretty much unwatchable.

I'm completely angry because I adore the actors in it and they are wasted. In the right hands this could actually be something creative and engaging. But even Jodie Foster can't save this shitbowl.

Remind me never to watch another movie based on a comic book ever again. I am a huge fan of David Fincher's work and also love Michael Fasbender, but the writing on this one is just so incredibly dull and unclever. There's absolutely nothing to draw the viewer in. You will anticipate every move. Over an hour in there is a lengthy fight scene. We know that the protagonist survives or else there wouldn't be a rest of the film. So yeah, no tension there. How does this film distinguish itself from the million other either revenge or lone wolf hitman movies? The answer is it doesn't. Oh my gosh how cute that each time the main character uses a new identity it's the name of a 70s or 80s sitcom character. Yawn. Even Tilda Swinton has to deliver the most cheesy, overworked hunter/bear/sodomy joke. You heard it from your uncle during Thanksgiving 2003. And did I mention that you also get to hear the main character's narration repeat the same lines over and over? Are they hoping that it gets more profound each time we hear it? Save some time for yourself and skip this one.

Is this somebody's idea of a horrible metaphor for gentrification? Some flat acting and dull writing still managed to eke out a few jump scares along the way, but that ending is inexcusable. Oh I see, so the demon in your possessed doll is demanding a soul? And you refuse to offer up your baby girl's, which seems reasonable. (BTW, the baby acted the hell out of this movie, truly better than the actors playing her parents.) And you refuse to offer up your own soul as the baby's mom? Hey you're in luck, the nice Black lady that owns the bookstore not only gave you a free book and free baby clothes but she's also willing to unalive herself so that you can have your nice quiet suburban home life back and make the demon go away.

Please spare yourself, there are definitely better things you can do with your life than to sit through this overlong film. Yes, there are big name stars in this. Yes, there is a big-name director involved. But it's almost like the excesses of the 80s were all packed into this one film, which never bothers to provide actual character development, it just jumps around through time repeating the same tired music with lavish sets and period costumes. All expectation and no pay off. Just some de rigueuer gangster violence and completely unnecessary rape scenes. It's actually amazing that such a long film has such thin character development. Robert DeNiro is amazing with what little he has here in the way of script, and all of the other actors are left to make do with the threadbare plot and hacky dialogue.

Please don't bother with this film. I wish I hadn't.

There's so much to get excited about here: a strong female protagonist investigating mysterious serial murders of women in Chicago. A series packed with accomplished actors. I was hooked from the start! But by mid season it stopped moving forward. It seems that they took what could have been a pretty decent two hour film and stretched it out into a series. When you set up some intriguing mysteries in episode one, but then you keep repeating them for five or six more episodes, I'm sorry but you have officially lost my interest! I just watched the last episode and honestly could not care less. Super disappointed and completely puzzled that anyone would think this is good. Season two?! No thanks!