An average movie

Since I have a weak spot for D.J. Caruso's work, I was definitely eager to check this flick. Eventually, it was one of the most frustrating movies I have ever seen.. Indeed, I was pissed off during most of its duration. Why? Because the whole thing really had some potential but the end result was rather laughable. I mean, before this, Caruso had made 'The Salton Sea', a flawed but interesting debut, and with this second feature, he shows again that he is a very talented director. Furthermore, there was an awesome cast (Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, Gena Rowlands, Olivier Martinez, Tchéky Karyo, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Paul Dano, Justin Chatwin) and they all gave some solid performances. So, what went wrong then? The issue was the story itself. Basically, half of it was rather interesting and entertaining but the other half was honestly total garbage. Indeed, the whole thing was just very convoluted with some really annoying twists. It never stops to amaze me that almost every single US thrillers have to end with one of multiple improbable twists and you always get these remarks from some viewers 'I didn't see it coming!'. Of course, you didn't, but it doesn't mean it is any good, it was just made for this effect and it is completely preposterous. To conclude, even though the whole thing had some potential, I thought it was rather disappointing and it don't think it is really worth a look.

5/10