This movie could be a drama (play) as it occurs mostly in a motel room and it is mostly dialogue-driven. It has twists and turns as we see new parts of personalities come out. The problem is that it is poorly written and couldn't be saved by acting or directing.
If you are going to have twists, you need to have hints earlier in the plot that viewers were likely to miss, but then recall as the twist occurs. If you are going to have a dialogue-driven film, the dialogue needs to be smart, showing multiple layers of the primary characters. If there is to be a battle of wills, like a chess game, sometimes each player must appear to be winning and the apparent winner must move between characters.
Those were all missing, There is a battle of wills, but the power role does not move around very much. There is dialogue, but it's 7th grade level and not many surprises or "gotchas". There are twists, but no missed clues. The onion had 1 layer.
If you enjoyed this, see a better move like Oleanna, Tape, The Man From Earth, Exam, Unthinkable, Spanish Prisoner, Deterrence
If you are going to have twists, you need to have hints earlier in the plot that viewers were likely to miss, but then recall as the twist occurs. If you are going to have a dialogue-driven film, the dialogue needs to be smart, showing multiple layers of the primary characters. If there is to be a battle of wills, like a chess game, sometimes each player must appear to be winning and the apparent winner must move between characters.
Those were all missing, There is a battle of wills, but the power role does not move around very much. There is dialogue, but it's 7th grade level and not many surprises or "gotchas". There are twists, but no missed clues. The onion had 1 layer.
If you enjoyed this, see a better move like Oleanna, Tape, The Man From Earth, Exam, Unthinkable, Spanish Prisoner, Deterrence
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