An average movie

The main reason why I ended up watching this movie was that I was quite eager to check what Miranda Jully delivered 15 years after her heralded debut 'Me and You and Everyone We Know’ (I have to admit that I completely skipped ‘The Future’ but I guess I will watch it as well at some point). Well, even though the damned thing turned out to be intriguing, to be honest, I thought it was actually mostly unpleasant to watch though. On the other hand, I always had a weak spot for heist movies and, even if I had a hard time to swallow it at first, eventually, I have to admit that it was probably not a bad thing to show that all con-artists are not as slick and charismatic as Frank Abagnale Jr. or Danny Ocean are. It’s just that it was not really fun to behold and, combined with the fact that this couple pretty much traumatized their only child, the whole thing was actually rather sad and depressing. Another thing that bothered me was the fact that the character played by Gina Rodriguez didn’t make much sense. I mean, I don’t blame Rodriguez, she delivered a solid performance and I understand that they wanted to add someone to this trio to mess up the whole dynamic in this group. However, I simply don’t believe that an average girl like her would decide to tag along with this group of losers, in fact, I don’t see why anybody would decide to join them. Still, there is no denying that Evan Rachel Wood gave such a strong performance here, probably the best performance of her career so far, no less than that. Indeed, she completely disappeared into this character who was just so complex with so many layers and, even if the material did not always work, she was always quite fascinating to behold. Anyway, to conclude, even if I had a hard time to really care about the damned thing, I have to admit that it was still a decent watch and I think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.