Significantly flawed and over-rated

Rating: 4/10 (25 December 2014)

I struggle to see how so many people could rate this a 10. While well acted, well shot, at times well written, and with some real memorable scenes, there are more holes in the story than a round of Swiss cheese. The underlying theme of a psychopathic wife is fascinating, but the whole effort here is frustrating to watch due to all the incredible suspensions of reality the film makes you embrace - all the while presenting itself as a story that could actually take place. Ha. I can't tell you how many times you just won't believe it. I also can't see how there could be a number of 1 ratings out there - I guess that's a function of how frustrated some people were at how the film under delivered vs the hype. But it wasn't a 1. Bottom line is an hour into it, I was waiting for it to wrap itself up - never a good sign. Pick another film to spend the 2 hours of your life you'll never get back.