First off, there is a big budget movie starring Helen Hunt that I was looking for when I came across this mistake of a film instead.
I watched the whole thing unfortunately, maybe to punish myself for some horrific sin I am unaware of because that is what watching this film feels like. Punishment.
The problem is not the fact that the film is low budget and unoriginal. The issue is the writing, acting, and directing. No character is likable, you're not sure who you're rooting for, the story-line skips around over and over again so you're never really sure what is happening and what came first. It is a absolute mess.
I am under the impression that the idea behind the making of this film was a hot, dirty pleasure, murder mystery, love-triangle, thing. But it doesn't come across that way. The actor's performances are terrible, gross even. The audience isn't really given a likable character at all, everyone just generally sucks. It would make sense if the main character was the creepy weirdo and so the audience followed him and he then developed characteristics that made him somewhat likable or redeemable, or maybe we just aren't supposed to be rooting for him and instead rooting for his end. But there is none of that. The writing just does not make sense and it isn't smart.
The worst part is, is that you really get a sense of horrific pride from the actors and creators. I am assuming it was created by a narcissist because, wow, it's insane.
It's just, aggravating to watch the whole thing, it makes no sense. It's like if you had a fever dream in the early 2000s while you were sick and couldn't wake up. It's bad. Just Bad.
