The most tiring thriller

Chance 2021-12-30 17:21:24

There is no doubt that Al Pacino's acting skills and charm are not to be chosen.
But in such a thriller, it is impossible to do it with the power of one person alone. The culprit is the director and screenwriter. Since the film contains the original novel, it is a bit unreasonable that it can be compiled like this.
The plot is slightly clichéd, but the key is that the so-called stylized editing makes people look tired. The lines are more tiring. The reason for improper translation cannot be ruled out.

In short, the impression of this movie is just one word "tired", which is definitely not as cool as Al Pacino's performance. The result is that the sense of horror is greatly reduced in the face of the unclear logical plot.

I seriously suspect that the romantic Pacino came to play this film purely for fun.

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  • Kim Cummings: Just another day in the life of Jack Gramm.

  • Jack Gramm: [to Kim] You asked me about my kid sister. Okay, it was a long time ago. She was staying at my apartment in New York City. She was twelve, I was twenty-eight, and I was late for a meeting. A very important meeting. Meeting that was going to change my life, was gonna make me into somebody important, make all my dreams come true. So, I went to this meeting on this dissertation, and I left her there by herself. Now I could've taken her with me, I could've left her with friends, I could've post-poned the meeting... but I chose not to because I was in a hurry. Anyway, I left her there alone. At the time, I was working on a case. This guy had strangled six women. We were very close to nailing him. He was upset, and he wanted to get back at me, so he came to my apartment only I wasn't there. At that time, I wasn't as concerned for security. I was careless, so he broke the door down and he went in, and did things to my baby sister. Catherine was her name; Katie. He did things that you wouldn't do to an animal that was bred for slaughter. Anyway, when they caught him, he laughed and said it took him 88 minutes. It took him 88 minutes to hack my sister to bits.