SPOILER.....
Yes it has the same premise of Usual Suspects but it's not and can't be compared to such. We're talking Keyser Soze and "Alex", come on. In no way are the two comparable. So you can never make a movie where the culprit is the victim because it will always be a rip-off? No, it's is own movie, not a great one, acting is somewhat bad, with some familiar faces.
This was one of the first movies, I didn't read about first and it was better that way. Maybe that's how a lot of you ruined the movie for yourself. Also, a lot of you are saying it was so obviously a girl... Another reason you ruined it for yourself. Ever think Alex, could be short for Alexandra? She is the weirdo highschool girl, nothing she did, said she was a boy. I assumed she was a girl the whole time, which let me enjoy the movie. First idea of her being a boy was reading that here. She wasn't wearing a dress or wearing makeup, must be a dude. I'm not even talking about feeling like a boy but really is a girl, no, just a girl.
Is it Oscar worthy? No. Is it predictable? Maybe.
TBH I just thought she was going to be able to pull the money out, grabbing the card on the way out. I didn't realize she was "Keyser" the whole time.
When you don't over think something, you can actually enjoy it. I did see some plot holes of course and other ways they could've handled certain situations. For example, You're being blackmailed by a teacher, so why don't you turn around and black mail him? Very easy to record him.
Bottom line, if you stop thinking this was an attempt at recreating, one of the best plot twists ever in movie history, you might just enjoy an alright movie. I'm not saying it was great but most of the reasons here, for why it's not, are lame.
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