Reverse drama.

Josiane 2022-03-22 09:02:46

The whole movie looks sloppy from the start. From the 180-degree shift in the heroine's attitude towards CJ, the reassignment of CJ's job, the lack of groundwork for the charges against Mark Hunter, including the death of his friend, everything seemed rushed.
The first half hour of the film is all about how CJ and his friends create traps, how to arrange them, and how to expose Mark Hunter's ugly face. The whole process of shooting is simple and clear. The heroine is hunted down after the heroine proves that the cigarette butts on that photo were forged and added to the photo after the fact. In these few shots, the police who arrested CJ appeared. He claimed to be a stalker. But the film does not introduce why the policeman is stalking criminals, which makes the film even more inexplicable.
After that, the film directly used the narration to explain the development of the story, making the whole film seem anticlimactic.
In the last ten minutes, the heroine found out through TV news, photos, and CJ's previous video tapes that the real murderer was the man sleeping beside her. The transformation of this plot is very similar to that of South Korea. Reverse drama. At the last minute, overturn all previous settings. In my opinion, the plot has neither foreshadowing nor a good follow-up, which makes it a bit absurd. And how exactly did the heroine know that the dead prostitute was blackmailing CJ? Is there really such a thing as telepathy? This episode is really disappointing.
At the end of the film, the heroine had tears in her eyes and gave the film a "finishing touch": fuck you. It really makes people feel emotional about this film again, how ridiculous. It's a really weird line.
This movie is so disappointing.

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Extended Reading
  • Joe 2022-03-27 09:01:20

    No one can play against Douglas, young actors have a long way to go

  • Hayley 2022-03-26 09:01:12

    The subject matter is quite good, but unfortunately the trial is very weak, and the ending is even more rubbish, bloody

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt quotes

  • Manager: [walking around his store with Ella] The till is linked directly to my inventory. When I scan the barcode, it logs the product and it's manufacturer's number.

    Ella Crystal: Right, so you can match any receipt with an item that's been purchased?

    Manager: Yep, as long as it has the manufacturer's label. But I already told you guys this.

    Ella Crystal: [surprised] You spoke to someone from my office?

    Manager: Yeah.

    Ella Crystal: Do you remember who?

    Manager: Yes, he said he was the DA.

  • Ben Nickerson: Who the hell wears a Montalvo? Never heard of it.

    Detective Hollis: We searched every retailer in Shreveport. None of them have ever carried a Montalvo. They stopped making it in 1999.

    Ben Nickerson: That tells how popular they were.

    Detective Riddick: Maybe the guy was from Italy.

    Ben Nickerson: Right, this has all the earmarks of a mafia hit.

    Lieutenant Merchant: What about a tourist, you know, looking for some late-night action?

    Ben Nickerson: [sighs] Maybe. I don't know. This smells like an evidence box stored next to all those other evidence boxes of unsolved homicides. I hate that smell. I really do.