Directed by Adrian Lyne
Screenplay by Zach Helm and Sam Levinson
Based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith
Stars: Ben Affleck, Ana de Armas, Tracy Letts, Dash Mihok, Rachel Blanchard, Jacob Elordi, Brendan Miller and Finn Wittrock
This movie was touted as a a return to form for director, Adrian Lyne to his sexual thrillers from the 80s. This movie is not a big weekend blowout party, but a person sitting at home in the dark say, "whoo."
This story about a couple Vic and Melinda (Affleck, de Armas) who seem to have a picture perfect life, but something dark and sinister in under the surface. Melinda is a serial cheater and Vic is privy to it. Vic wants to stay in the marriage for the sake of their kid. Maybe? Who cares?
This was boring. Seriously. The movie was so dull and lifeless that I was checking my phone, leaving the room to do something more interesting than watching this movie. For years, I did not get the Affleck that he got. Now, I understand why he gets it. He doesn't embody the characters. He is saying lines. No emotion, no nuance in his performance here. My face was the facial expressions that Vic had.
I do not like this movie. The "action" starts in the last twenty minutes of the movie. It was sloppy. Stupid. Dumb. Idiotic. There was a glaring continuity error during the climax of this movie. I had to pause the movie and watch it again. Nobody saw it. The director or editor saw it. Face palm.
Rating: 1/10
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