Hidden in Plain Sight

This isn't a review of the film, but a comment on one aspect of it.

Whoever was responsible for the sound needs to go back to film school. It was very difficult trying to hear what anyone was saying for most of the film : almost every line sounded like it was being delivered by someone with a mouth full of cotton wool, a bunged-up noise, and a bucket on their head (worst culprit was main villain Gino Anthony Pesi). And that was even before the awful music started DROWNING EVERYTHING OUT.

If you do ever watch this film, activate the subtitles before you start.

I was going to book a hearing test but after reading the reviews realized that this was the worst sound track ever. I don't think the sound guy was a sound guy.🙉

Great plot, but not a good way to approach or succeed in it. Besides the predictable plot, the sound was terrible. The music was louder than the actors. I had a hard time even with subtitles. I liked where the storyline was heading, but the approach was just ridiculously bad...

The film wasn't great but same old ......but the music we had to watch with subtitles just so we could see what they were saying really off putting !!

This film should be taught in every film school as what NOT to do when making a film.

1. The plot is played-out and predictable. 2. The hair and wardrobe is atrocious on every "actor," especially the wigs for the main character in the flashback sequences. 3. The acting is horrendous and overdone. Soap opera-esque without the talent. 4. The Score is way too loud for normal people to actually want to sit through this garbage, hence me watching 20 minutes and then realising it's not going to get better. I fast-forwarded to see if I was correct, and I was. 5. The writing is the worst I think I've ever seen (and I WORK in film.) The opening scene was a major tip-off at how terrible this film would be. Always go with your gut.

Save your time and hearing and avoid watching this film. And that one 10/10 that is up here? That's clearly someone who has money invested in this rubbish film's way of hoping to recoup any costs wasted on this joke of a film.