Could have been so much better

Rating: 7/10 (15 October 2014)

I found the film's finale so ridden with ridiculous plot holes it ruined my appetite for the book, which I haven't read and won't now. Regardless of the super sophisticated interpretations some reviewers will make of this work, the inconsistencies of character and illogical latitude taken in the film's climax leaves the entire story sadly wanting of any real meaning or purpose. Amy gets away with murdering a man on 'framed' evidence provided by cameras that would also have recorded her arriving with him unbound and wandering freely on her own over a day or two? And, as is pointed out but never addressed, how does a woman bound for days get a hold of a box cutter? Sorry, I don't buy it as clever. I buy it as not being clear on how to end what should have been a terrific story of pretense and manipulation behind a seemingly perfect marriage. Great set up for a big disappointment. But then, I'm not an expert film critic, so what would I know?