*will attempt to keep spoiler free until after ads
Starring:
Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Adams, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Christopher Plummer
Summary:
On the surface, a Clue-like whodunnit. Deeper a twisty tale of murder and family mayhem. Deeper still a tedious social commentary. Don’t go too deep! And you will enjoy it.
Additional Comments:
- Star-studded cast. Well acted.
- Characters were delightfully 2-D. Marta’s a saint. The family members to a man or woman are selfish, manipulative, back-stabbing jerks pretty much without one redeeming quality. Except Nana.
- The music is weird but fitting. The beginning shots are going for the creepy, Hound of the Baskervilles, vibe.
- The detective was well acted but the lines he was given are long-winded and full of babbles. By design.
- Would be more satisfying if 90% of the characters were even remotely likeable.
- I appreciate the number of twists they went for, but knowing they sought to throw you made it predictable in most spots.
Conclusion:
An interesting movie to watch. Won’t ever make it to my top 20, but it passes the entertain-me test.
Associate links to follow…
Note: I’m starting to use a few ad sites for audiobooks, so codes are disappearing quickly.
Available Audiobooks: I have free codes for almost everything. That will change very soon.
New Release: The Shadow Council Series 1: Money Makes it Deadlier – An FBI agent gets caught up in a robbery gone wrong.
Shadow Council Book 2: Revenge Makes it Sweeter – A midnight summons calls FBI Special Agent Megan Luchek into a fight for a young girl’s life.
Shadow Council Book 3: Christmas Makes it Chaos – The FBI agent gets a strange ally in the quest to prevent chaos from rocking a lot of people’s holiday season.
Shadow Council Book 4: Treachery Makes it Tense – The agent and the assassin have to team up if they want to survive.
Shadow Council is also available as a ~13 hr bundle.
The Collins Case – 2 FBI agents track down a kidnapped family. Kid friendly.
If fantasy’s more your thing, go Redeemer Chronicles. The first, Awakening, is available as an audiobook.
Ashlynn’s Dreams Shorts – a kid deals with her parents’ divorce, bullies, and the wonder of discovery.
Try The Dark Side of Science – Genetically altered kids fight for the right to live.
Beyond Broken Pencils – Contemporary literary tale of a school shooting. Ian unleashes his inner demons on his classmates and teachers…
Scratched Off – FBI agent vs a serial killer. When Sam Kerman sets out to hunt a serial killer, he has no idea how personal the case will become.
Spoilers:
- Marta’s inability to lie was fantastic.
- I have a feeling there are a few families in the world that can relate.
- The subtle bit about nobody in the family knowing where Marta is from was interesting. They said at least 3 different countries.
- The little Tie-in’s like the trick knife comment and the coffee mug were nice touches.
- kind of wish Marta has at least some flaws so she could be more realistic.
- The tricking Ransom into a confession thing was nice… predictable but nice.
