An average movie

I always had a weak spot for Ashley Judd and there was a time that she was not only on the A list but she was also the unofficial Queen of the thrillers for a couple of years. It actually all started with ‘Kiss the Girls’ which was also starring Morgan Freeman. Since this thriller was quite successful, 5 years later, they decided to make another one also with Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman. In my opinion, it is basically one of those really far-fetched thrillers with a rather preposterous plot but while I’m not a huge fan of the genre, I thought that this one was actually not bad at all. Indeed, there was once again some very good chemistry between Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman and the rest of the cast (Jim Caviezel, Amanda Peet, Michael Shannon) was pretty solid as well. Eventually, the whole thing was actually quite entertaining but, as usual with this kind of thrillers, the ending was really underwhelming and completely undermined the impact of this story. Indeed, it is one of those thrillers which builds up an intriguing plot but, at the end, they basically make a U-turn and tell you that everything you just saw was wrong and the seemingly smart people involved were actually fooled by some sort of mastermind. Still, in spite of this rather poor gimmick, it remains a rather entertaining flick and I think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

6/10