This movie was about as impressive as writing can get. I mean the utter suspense of this film was just present around every corner. The direction was wonderful and the performances. Kudos to Jason Bateman. This was a different character for him to play as he usually plays the funny guy with the heart of gold looking for a break.
When you see these types of films you expect them to be really predictable to a point where it's boring (I.E No good deed, the boy next door, or Secret Window) not that I didn't enjoy the films I mentioned; predictable films can still be entertaining but this for me had me curious throughout. I love movies that leave no loop holes in the end and just form a perfectly complete puzzle which it did. I also enjoyed and didn't expect the scares. It had a little horror mixed in with the suspense but not so much that it took away from the film.
This was a story that fully shows that a person's actions good or bad can always come back to haunt them and even the simple message of the film wasn't too in your face. I love how Simon says "some people just don't change after high school" because in the end that was more true about him than Gordon. See this film. It's one of the best of the summer and a wonderful directorial debut.
When you see these types of films you expect them to be really predictable to a point where it's boring (I.E No good deed, the boy next door, or Secret Window) not that I didn't enjoy the films I mentioned; predictable films can still be entertaining but this for me had me curious throughout. I love movies that leave no loop holes in the end and just form a perfectly complete puzzle which it did. I also enjoyed and didn't expect the scares. It had a little horror mixed in with the suspense but not so much that it took away from the film.
This was a story that fully shows that a person's actions good or bad can always come back to haunt them and even the simple message of the film wasn't too in your face. I love how Simon says "some people just don't change after high school" because in the end that was more true about him than Gordon. See this film. It's one of the best of the summer and a wonderful directorial debut.