I liked this movie. It's a decent thriller set in Germany (the part that used to be East Germany) in which a young female tourist from Australia is kidnapped and held hostage by a charming psycopath she meets along the way. It's got a good atmosphere, and it causes you to wonder how Clare will ever be able to escape from her situation. The performances from both leads (Teresa Palmer and Max Riemelt) were believable. Riemelt especially I thought caught the balance of charmer and psychopath in the character of Andi. I also appreciated that the movie managed to believably portray Clare's plight without feeling the need to be overly and unnecessarily graphic. One thing I would have appreciated but was lacking was any real development of Andi's background. What caused him to be the way he was - since the movie makes clear that this isn't the first time he's done this to a young female tourist (which also leaves open the question of what happened to the Canadian tourist who was apparently his previous victim.) The ending was also a bit abrupt and to me didn't close the story well enough. But aside from those quibbles I found this a good movie that held my attention. (8/10)
Review of Berlin Syndrome
Berlin Syndrome
(2017)
Decent and Believable HIghlighted By Good Performances From The Leads
8 November 2020