thomas_mann90

It's a decent film which provides enough tension to keep you interested. Personally, I would have preferred more depth and back story. I don't normally say this, but the film could have benefited from being an extra 20-30 minutes longer.

There are whispers of interesting sub-plots which don't ever get off the ground. This film in part, has a bit of an identity crisis as it doesn't know whether it is a thriller, drama or even an art house film at times. It results in a memorable yet underwhelming film.

I still enjoyed watching this film but am ultimately left disappointed with the wasted potential this great story could have been.

The most common complaint of this movie ultimately comes down to pacing. The pacing is inconsistent.

The acting and the script are decent however the story is the root cause of the poor pacing. There are a handful of scenes which are very enjoyable however moments in between those scenes seem to drag on.

Where I disagree with most negative reviews are that I think a story like this requires a long runtime to achieve what the ending was going for (which I loved). The problem is not the runtime, just the content.

It's still worth a watch and isn't a bad movie. Just don't go in with super high expectations.

It's gotten to the point where I don't care if the media is faithful to the games. I just want a decent movie. I feel as though the money goes into special effects and every result is a poor script. I think the movie would have been better served as an indie horror. For example if the whole movie was purely just Leon trapped in the police station trying to get out. (I guess kinda like Rec). Instead what we are left with is a collection of video game Easter eggs executed poorly.