Located between the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, Australia is the largest and most well-known country in Australia.
Known as "riding on the back of a sheep", Australia not only has the famous Sydney Opera House, but also has rich products, and is full of mystery with its unique living environment.
Released on January 1, 2021, "Murder in a Small Town" is a suspenseful film that shows the Australian customs.
If you just look at the title of the film, you would think that this is a common Hollywood-style refreshing detective film, but it is not.
The film uses nearly 120 minutes to tell us a seemingly intricate murder case detection story.
In the film, the male protagonist Allen heard that his good friend Luke was killed. He was a federal policeman and returned to the town after a long absence to investigate. At the same time, there was also an accidental drowning incident of Ellie, a girl he liked many years ago. by his head.
People in the town did not welcome him, because it was generally believed that Ellie's drowning was related to him. Among them, Ellie's father and brother reacted most violently. In fact, there was also a deep secret in Ellen's heart. .
Allen met the principal of the primary school and the police detective (the only police detective in the town) in the town. Allen and the detective launched a joint investigation, and finally locked the suspect to the principal, and found that the exposed principal was actually He took the method of self-immolation to understand himself. Fortunately, Allen's shot saved his life.
At the beginning of the film, the description of the murder of the Luke family is very attractive, because the murderer was cruel and did not spare even the children. It is easy for us to think that it is a big case that is earth-shattering, but it is a pity that you are disappointed.
We didn't know until the end of the film that the principal embezzled public funds and was discovered by Luke's wife, who was an accountant, and then their family recruited the principal to kill them.
The film adopts a method of intersecting reality and memory. On the one hand, Allen tries hard to investigate the truth of the case, and on the other hand, he can't help but think of the past, but too much interspersed with each other has caused the order of the story. Great damage.
At the same time, as a film that focuses on detection, there is no intense gunfight, second, no adrenaline-increasing drag racing, and third, no exciting start. Looking back at the entire film shows more of Australia's sparsely populated geographical environment and the historical legacy of the hares that are still proliferating.
The film also attempts to analyze human nature, such as lying (including the male protagonist who also buried a lie), such as being a real criminal, such as a chaotic relationship, etc. It is a pity that the analysis is not profound, and it is like a touch of water. Very bland.
According to inference, the original intention of the film is still good, the bad thing is that the lengthy plot is too depressing, and the waves are calm, as if coming and going gently, the whole film is also a major suspicion of anticlimactic, so caused As a result, it really can't raise the enthusiasm of more people to watch movies. 【END】
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