In terms of casting, Sister Swank, as a two-time Oscar queen, has nothing to say about her acting skills. But for a thriller, what the audience wants to see is just a delicate and weak girl being tossed and ravaged. In the end, whether the girl is alive or dead doesn't really matter. For a thriller, the most important thing is the aura. As soon as Swank, who has a tough and handsome face, appeared on the stage, the audience immediately knew, oh, this girl is not easy to mess with, and she cut the horror in half. If Swank can be made into a pervert who rents a house in the film, it would be a little new, but it's a pity for Swank's temperament and acting skills.
The male lead I thought was Javier Bardem at first, then I thought it was a bit like Gerard Butler, only to find out that it was none of them. However, Uncle Xiong with such a simple and honest appearance seems to be far away from the perverted image. Maybe the director wanted to be a little new when he was casting, so he found Swank and Jeffrey Morgan, but if you want to make money, this trick is really not smart. There is no denying that both of them have good acting skills, but there is no spark. At least I don't think Jeffrey appears to have a crush on Swank, and even the voyeur and masturbation scenes don't feel convincing.
The rhythm of the film is also too simple, step by step without mistakes, which is synonymous with mediocrity. Even in the final chase scene, the rhythm is handled evenly. In other types of films, being stable is not a derogatory term, but as a thriller, what the audience expects is that it is different. Being chased and killed in the cramped and abandoned space of the old house, it is really not easy for "Invasion of Privacy" to make this scene so calm. Think "Silence of the Lambs", the rhythm of the night vision goggles is really the king of thrillers.
At the end of the story, the main line is very simple. You can guess the ending from the beginning. A woman living alone fights a perverted voyeur. Wasted a sideline: Jeffrey's grandpa. On the contrary, the old man is the most thrilling character in the film, and using the old man can completely shape the voyeuristic pervert of Jeffrey into more flesh and blood, instead of handing over the work to an old newspaper and a slap in the face. And the flashback where Jeffrey had a crush on Swank in the first place didn't really matter to me. Because Jeffrey's perverted image has not been shaped, this plot is not very important to the film's story or rhythm. In a thriller, the most important thing is the atmosphere. If the plot of the side line has little effect on creating the atmosphere, it is better not to, but to focus on the main line.
As for other technical aspects, "Invasion of Privacy" is an unsuccessful Hollywood production line work, everything is good, and sincerity is lacking.
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