Seeing it was a Stephen King film I was hoping it would be a lot better. Disappointing.
I gave this turd 45 minutes before turning it off. That was 45 minutes too long. It is boring and just drags on with nothing really happening.
I don't know if it was the part she was playing or she's just a really bad actor, but Joan Allen was so annoying I wanted her dead within the first 2 minutes of the movie!! I'm going with the bad acting part, cause there is no way someone could be that good at acting that bad.
Skip this.. 0/10
Ok so first of all every one of the other five reviews hasn't read the book. Because this movie is almost exactly beat for beat with the book.
This however isn't really a good thing. The book is a LOT of internal monologue. It's great stuff got a decent theme and excellent tension. The movie suffers a lot from things that don't translate well from the book. There are some moments of inspiration like the fake newsbroadcast that honestly should have been leaned into a lot. That could have done a lot to replace the constant moments where she's doing inner voice over. They've made some changes that work such as the special penny Bob finds that ends up being the first step in his death plan which in the book is found from change at a bistro he visits but in the movie in a change purpose they keep to sift through. It's a little less organic but it's a lot more believable that Dacy could seed that. I'm not sure it was clear in the book that she bought the penny and used it to get bob excited and drunk.
The best scene of the movie unfortunately is towards the end just after Bob dies and Darcy has to make sure everything is setup before she calls 911. It's fantastic. The camera work is good, the tension is good, the score works. I'm actually very invested in what's happening. Unfortunately that doesn't describe the rest of the movie before it.
The other major change involves the detective. In the books he doesn't show up until Act 3. In the movie he keeps popping up but never interacts. it's an interesting choice and I thought they were going to do something interesting with it. They don't. Instead his character is completely reworked. Rather than believing Darcy and understanding why she killed Bob he instead assumes Darcy is part of the killing with Bob. They do this thing where he determines Beedie is BD for Bob and Darcy. Which honestly caused me to face-palm. He then goes on to suggest that Darcy will suffer the rest of her life for killing Bob with a minor not to the book's "you did the right thing". It was a mess of a coda.
Good movie.
I suspect those that don't like it have never been in a long-term marriage.
You never know who that stranger is sleeping beside you.
Everyone always wants to know, how could the wife have not known?
How indeed.
Because people hide behind masks.
What a stupid movie. I cant empathize it anymore, avoid it if you can.
What a stale and lifeless film. This psychological thriller fails to be intriguing nor thrilling in any way. I've seen better made-for-tv productions with similar premise than this. The only thing that saves this film from being completely unwatchable is the what ifs of its premise that indicates the potential it has. You just keep wondering if this is going to get at least a bit more interesting. The stiff acting screams Lifetime unfortunately and amateur cinematography only enhance the film's cheapness.
Good movie.
I suspect those that don't like it have never been in a long-term marriage.
You never know who that stranger is sleeping beside you.
Everyone always wants to know, how could the wife have not known?
How indeed.
Because people hide behind masks.
Shout by SebastianBlockedParent2015-03-13T23:35:12Z
This is probably one of the most boring thrillers I've ever seen. Avoid it if you can.