Based upon the Alaskan serial killer, Robert Hansen, the film oozes with moodiness and a dreary atmosphere that immediately sends chills down your spine. John Cusack is impressively creepy, and like The Paperboy, he finally steps away from playing the emo-bastard he's been doing for the past 30 years and is driven by something entirely different and more disturbing. However it's Vanessa Hudgens, who's wiped away her Disney tween star persona with a bit more grace than her peers, that steals the show with a solid performance that oozes with emotional damage. Wonderful performances aside, the film is a bit of a generic bore that never quite has the impact it should have.
2½ plane rides out of 5
2 comments:
Half the cast is wonderful and half the cast made me raise an eyebrow. I trust your review, though! This definitely seems up my alley and I'll try to check it out.
If I were to watch it again I'd do it to see how well Hudgens did. She's better than credited.
Cage was in fine form but with little to nothing to work with but was believable enough and not distractingly bad, which is a good thing for me when it comes to the performances he's been shitting out for so many years.
Cusack? He's been doing the same guy for too many years. It's nice to see him do something else. Except this ain't a juicy role to credit him enough with. I'd go with The Paperboy if you want good Cusack. ...and even then, it's not a great film.
The film itself is gritty and moody enough.....except there's nothing there to emotionally grip onto....or anything surprising enough to make you go "wow".
It's a paint-by-numbers "average" serial killer thriller that might pass by a Sunday afternoon.
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