UnpleasantReviewed by Kona, 2009-09-25
Ben (Colin Firth) was in a bad car accident that killed his wife.
As the story opens he's in the hospital, coming out of a coma. He
goes back to his creepy apartment building where he is the only
resident. He cannot come to terms with his wife's death and
hallucinates about her constantly. To make things worse, he finds
himself the prime suspect in the brutal murder of a famous rock
singer.
Yikes. This is a bad movie. It attempts to be an art film delving
into the mind of a mentally ill man, but falls completely flat and
is just one long, confusing, and very unpleasant movie. We never
know if what we are seeing is real or imagined; it's too hard to
follow and totally repellent. Firth does the best he can with the
terrible script but I didn't like or care about his character at
all. If you're afraid of creepy crawly creatures, this is not the
movie for you; the same goes if you're looking for Firth to be a
debonair heartthrob. Not recommended.
Boring is too good a word for this.Reviewed by Sheila Bloom, 2008-08-25
Watching this makes watching grass grow look good. I cannot believe
Colin Firth would make a movie that is beyond amateurish. I've seen
bad movies and this is as bad as it can be. It seemed to be about
five hours long, 4 hours and 59 seconds too long.
If you suffer from insomnia, this would be a great aid to make you
sleep.
Boring, slow and uneventful movie !Reviewed by Metallian, 2008-04-24
I don't want to spend too much time describing this DVD because it
is really a boring and uneventful movie that just doesn't get any
better with the passage of time (viewing it more than once). I
really tried to watch this movie but could never finish it both
times that I had given it a 2nd chance. It was so slow and boring
and, also irksome was the fact that the traumatized patient of the
car accident and the events that followed at times seem absolutely
unconnected to the basic plot of the movie. The delusional scenes
are, at least for my taste, far too many and make the film
confusing to follow.
The main actor was doing a good job, but couldn't rescue the movie.
I really disliked this movie, most of all because of its immensely
slow pace. I hate DVDs like that. At times the movie really felt
like it was not just tiresomely dragging on but as if it had
actually come to some sort of stand still juncture that didn't seem
to end.
To make a long store short, skip this one, unless you enjoy being
bored.
wowReviewed by M. Bushong, 2008-03-07
I honestly didn't know what to think after watching this film. It was the ultimate thriller and keeps you going from the beginning. Colin's character is disturbing yet you seem to emphathize with him even after knowing the whole truth. Well done.
Excellent the Brits are doing what they do bestReviewed by L. B. Geddes, 2007-07-26
This is what the british do best. If you are not prepared to use
your mind and think during this movie it is not for you.If you
wanted it handed to you on a plate. This is an extremely exciting,
thrilling, and absorbing movie. Colin Firth and the BBC at there
best. If you love watching BBC America Crime Trillers you will love
this.
I was worried about the customer reviews for this movie.
And after watching Where the truth Lies I was a bit worried that
maybe Colin Firth did some stinker movie scripts. I must say I am a
Colin Firth fan in his comedy roles and the advocate and his
musicals.I am glad to see that he can pick such fabulous scripts
and really make them seem convincing and entertaining.