This is a beautiful film that will be studies in film classes. Angles, shots, music, mood are all very strong. Grant Singer deserves a lot of credit and should get major recognition for this piece.
Bottom line, this is a fairly traditional detective story that floats much closer to True Detective than Columbo. Del Torro is a gritty veteran detective that must investigate a grizzly murder. But is there more here than meets the eye?! You bet ya! However, what exactly that is isn't very clear or interesting.
Del Torro leads an excellent cast that includes strong performances by all - although Timberlake and Silverstone both needed more screen time. These are interesting characters that avoid cliche for the most part.
The plot is where the film starts to show some cracks. While at first I tried to follow the flows of logic, I quickly gave up - partly because it was hard to follow, but mostly because the plot isn't very good. Things happen, people give telling sideways glances, then there is an ending of some sort.
So, this movie will frustrate some. It is an experience more than entertainment. But, if you are interested is great acting and filmmaking, strong characters and mood and an overall great 'feeling' film, then this is your jam. However, the ending of the film will result in this film falling from being a leader of the genre to an also ran.
Still, 8/10.
Bottom line, this is a fairly traditional detective story that floats much closer to True Detective than Columbo. Del Torro is a gritty veteran detective that must investigate a grizzly murder. But is there more here than meets the eye?! You bet ya! However, what exactly that is isn't very clear or interesting.
Del Torro leads an excellent cast that includes strong performances by all - although Timberlake and Silverstone both needed more screen time. These are interesting characters that avoid cliche for the most part.
The plot is where the film starts to show some cracks. While at first I tried to follow the flows of logic, I quickly gave up - partly because it was hard to follow, but mostly because the plot isn't very good. Things happen, people give telling sideways glances, then there is an ending of some sort.
So, this movie will frustrate some. It is an experience more than entertainment. But, if you are interested is great acting and filmmaking, strong characters and mood and an overall great 'feeling' film, then this is your jam. However, the ending of the film will result in this film falling from being a leader of the genre to an also ran.
Still, 8/10.