A good movie

There was something really appealing about this trilogy and I was really eager to check it out. Eventually, even though I enjoyed this first installment, it was still a little bit disappointing in my opinion. The point is that the story was not really strong. I don’t know, maybe it has to do with the fact that it was rather short and, as a result, the whole thing was either too confusing (I often struggled to remember who was who and who was doing what) or too simplistic (during the whole thing, there is only one guy who could be the killer). I also had a hard time with the journalistic investigation, especially when the reporter ends up sleeping with one of the mother’s victims. Still, there was definitely something spellbinding about the whole thing. Indeed, I loved how they created north England in the 70’s and there was a great gloomy mood. Furthermore, Andrew Garfield must be one of the best actors of his generation and he was really good in this. The rest of the cast was also really strong (David Morrissey, Robert Sheehan, Eddie Marsan, Peter Mullan, Rebecca Hall, Sean Bean). Furthermore, even though the whole thing was rather predictable, I thought that the ending was actually rather surprising. Indeed, out of nowhere, it ended up in complete mayhem and it was even more surprising when you think that there are 2 more installments to come. Only therefore, I can’t wait to see what will happen next. To conclude, even though it was not as good as I was hoping for, it still remain a solid thriller and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

7/10