basiuch
Joined Nov 2007
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The movie doesn't do justice to the complex and thrilling book it's based upon. The plot is simplified and changed in many regards which reduces the dramatism. However, two things annoyed me the most.
1. The casting: Kate in the book is an insecure and unattractive young policist, while the actress portraying her is a very beautiful woman, only dressed in a baggy army-green coat. Caleb Hale in the book is a very attractive man, who draws the attention of many women, while here we have a middle aged grey haired guy with saggy skin. This makes it very unlikely that Kate would be infatuated with him, rather the other way around!
2. The dialogues are not recorded on set but voice-overed (why?!). This, together with the scene in the factory at the end of the movie (super cringeworthy, totally different than the great, dramatic ending of the book) gives the film an impression of a low-budget, plasticky production.
I couldn't believe a bad movie could be made from the story by Charlotte Link, but I was proven wrong.
1. The casting: Kate in the book is an insecure and unattractive young policist, while the actress portraying her is a very beautiful woman, only dressed in a baggy army-green coat. Caleb Hale in the book is a very attractive man, who draws the attention of many women, while here we have a middle aged grey haired guy with saggy skin. This makes it very unlikely that Kate would be infatuated with him, rather the other way around!
2. The dialogues are not recorded on set but voice-overed (why?!). This, together with the scene in the factory at the end of the movie (super cringeworthy, totally different than the great, dramatic ending of the book) gives the film an impression of a low-budget, plasticky production.
I couldn't believe a bad movie could be made from the story by Charlotte Link, but I was proven wrong.
It is a terrible movie, with very bad acting, wooden dialogs, characters not displaying any normal human feelings, but on contrary, toxic, narcissistic behaviours. Actors speak with unnatural english accent that feels like it has been practiced very strongly for every scene. There is no plot, no chemistry between actors and the movie theme is fantasy about violence against women and glorification of rape. It made it to the top on Netflix presumably because of lenghty, graphically pornographic sex scenes. It shows multiple acts of violence and sexual assault on women, and them finding it pleasureable. I would say even porn doesn't disempower women in such way. The movie is displaying Polish men and women as shallow, money driven and vulgar and is promoting a toxic image of dominant, violent masculinity as something desire-worthy. There is nothing of positive value in this movie, no artistic experience, no entertainment, no moral lesson. I am ashamed that this movie has been made in Poland and by what values it promotes.
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