An average movie

To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Keira Knightley and since it was available on Disney+, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, first of all, I have to admit that I had never heard of these murders and it was pretty neat to see a movie focusing on this true tale. Eventually, it was definitely a strong story but the movie itself was not bad but not much more than that, I’m afraid. I mean, visually, it looked fine and quite convincing. Furthermore, Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon both gave some solid performances. Unfortunately, the whole thing felt rather flat and I think it mostly had to do with the fact that they never made up their mind if they should focus either on these murders or on these 2 women who covered them. As a result, each time you think you will learn something interesting or even crucial regarding this case, they then cut to display instead the struggles faced by Loretta McLaughlin either at work or at home. However, even in this area, this movie never really convinced me either. I mean, for starters, even though Jean Cole was also paramount in breaking this story and even though she probably had to face the same or some similar obstacles as Loretta McLaughlin did, for some reasons, Carrie Coon’s character turned out to be barely developed after all. Concerning Keira Knightley’s character, I’m afraid they never went really deep enough. I mean, it was intriguing that her husband did fully support her at first but, fairly soon, it became rather repetitive and barely interesting to see her rushing at work and dropping everything else while her husband kept getting more and more annoyed in the process. Eventually, the most interesting scene was when, at the end, when everything was wrapped up, she chose to go have a drink with her colleague instead of going home to her husband because you finally got a glimpse of who she might actually be after all. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, it was still a decent watch and I think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.