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In the film, the protagonist Jack will speculate that he is the son of a perverted murderer because he hears an unfamiliar editor's name, and he will also suspect that the other party will persecute him because of the routine questioning of the police, because the door is blown by the wind Open and panic killers will break in because piles of blankets fantasize that killers are hiding in them.
Jack's absurdity and sensitivity are maddening, and Jack's inner monologue is used most of the time in the film, with few formal lines. The whole film relies on Simon's ever-changing expressions and inner scenes to support it, but it still makes the whole film The story looks very full, showing Simon's superb acting skills.
Let's talk about the playful plot of the film. It adopts the typical double clues in general suspense films. While depicting the absurdity before Jack's crazy appointment (the high frequency of British humor in this section, people can't help but laugh), while cleverly coexisting with hidden Plot (Jack's small town police are hunting for a killer who happens to meet him just as Jack imagined). The first half is mostly dominated by Jack's one-man show. When the two clues are intertwined, the plot takes a sharp turn, and doubts arise.
Secondly, the soundtrack of the film is an excellent foil for the plot, and the rhythm of the plot echoes with each other, which is just right.
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Important time points:
At 7 minutes, Jack met with an old friend to discuss the next book plan. At this time, one of Jack's past beds was revealed: the story of the failed hedgehog, which made him lose his wife. (This story played a big role in the later plot, and it was a hot sale
at the end) At 37 minutes, Jack's first recollection of childhood trauma, mentioning laundry phobia, and healing himself on the phone with a psychiatrist, the film reversed .
At 1 hour, the second childhood memory, describing being orphaned in a laundry by his mother as a child. Jack was mistakenly thought by the police as a suspect, and was "released" by coincidence, lamenting the trick of fate, Jack was relieved again.
At 1 hour and 08 minutes, when Jack was lucky enough to be released and was confident in his next appointment, he was attacked by a killer in the hidden plot, and was kidnapped in the laundry storeroom together with the supporting actress who happened to meet in the laundry.
At 1:21, Jack's childhood is intertwined with that of the killer, with both having miserable childhood beds (and most importantly in the same laundry).
At 1 hour and 27 minutes, the killer fulfilled Jack's wish before he committed the murder, and asked him to tell the last story before he died, so Jack told the killer a short story he wrote. The story echoed the real experiences of Jack and the killer, so the killer gave up his inner monologue and gave up his killing intent. (This paragraph is a bit ridiculous, but the British humor is vividly displayed.)
At 1 hour and 30 minutes, the plot jumped to the launch of Jack's new book. The supporting role is exactly what he imagined a serial murderer to look like.
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Overall, the film is not It is a classic or a masterpiece, but it must be the key work of Simon Pegg's personal acting skills.
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