First of all, I'm a film student, which ruins one's ability to sit and watch without becoming hyper-critical, and seeing every little glitch or mistake. So, let me apologize in advance!
In reading user's comments, I'm wondering if we are talking about the same film. The film I saw lacked craft and skill in the creation, and the audience that I viewed it with, laughed when it wasn't supposed to be funny. It was so poorly acted, that it was hard to tell what was comical, and what was mystery. A couple of people got up and left the film, and I saw lots of people shaking their heads.
First of all, the acting was completely unbelievable, especially from the main actor. I sat through the entire movie thinking "who cares?" I realize that the main character was supposed to be "dull and unexciting," however, I don't feel there was ever any payoff of any kind. Even when he was supposed to be exciting and peak in energy, it was dull and boring. When the plot was supposed to become "edgy," I was so un-interested, I couldn't have cared less what he did next.
From a technical standpoint, the lighting was completely dull and flat, and the camera work, though sufficient, was also boring. The entire FX sound track, and some dialogue was out of sync with the picture.
The storyline seemed like it could have worked as a murder-mystery thriller, but because of such poor execution, it turned out to be one of the worst movies I've seen in a while.
In reading user's comments, I'm wondering if we are talking about the same film. The film I saw lacked craft and skill in the creation, and the audience that I viewed it with, laughed when it wasn't supposed to be funny. It was so poorly acted, that it was hard to tell what was comical, and what was mystery. A couple of people got up and left the film, and I saw lots of people shaking their heads.
First of all, the acting was completely unbelievable, especially from the main actor. I sat through the entire movie thinking "who cares?" I realize that the main character was supposed to be "dull and unexciting," however, I don't feel there was ever any payoff of any kind. Even when he was supposed to be exciting and peak in energy, it was dull and boring. When the plot was supposed to become "edgy," I was so un-interested, I couldn't have cared less what he did next.
From a technical standpoint, the lighting was completely dull and flat, and the camera work, though sufficient, was also boring. The entire FX sound track, and some dialogue was out of sync with the picture.
The storyline seemed like it could have worked as a murder-mystery thriller, but because of such poor execution, it turned out to be one of the worst movies I've seen in a while.