Poor realization of a pretty good idea

Rating: 5/10 (2 January 2015)

The idea of a wife disappearing and framing her husband for the murder really has a lot of potential. And the idea of the wife getting back to him after all that, even more. Unfortunately, this film didn't make the most of it, mainly because the plot is rattled with holes. Even if the police and the FBI agents were complete idiots, there are things that make the story extremely unconvincing. The diary didn't burn entirely. After the wife appears in the end, there are no signs of wounds that would have caused such excessive bleeding consistent with the marks in the kitchen. And I don't think people get released from the hospital all covered in blood. Amy's story in the end, when she talks to the police in the hospital makes absolutely no sense and it is really hard to believe the FBI agents accepted it just like that. These minor details all add up to make the movie seem entirely unrealistic and sloppy.
Overall, it was too long for what it has to offer. It could have been a suspenseful thriller with a double plot twist, if only the details were thought through more carefully.