perfect example of why Jodie Foster is over-rated

Rating: Null/10 (4 September 2016)

In addition to the other criticism that precedes my review, I'll just add that this movie is perhaps the clearest example of why Jodie Foster is so ridiculously over- rated as an actress. Viewers are ALWAYS aware of watching her, rather than getting absorbed in the character that she is supposed to be portraying. She is just saying lines - in this movie, over-acting like a freshman in high-school.
The movie overall is a bit confused, and substitutes veering off track for 'plot twists'. The trick, revealed at the end, is painfully obvious and sophomoric, and should have been too much of an embarrassment for a major studio release. But, I suppose they figured it was better to just it over with.
It teases in the beginning, with potential for being a smart film, but when the banker and Jodie Foster characters come in, it degenerates into a wannabe 'film' that just falls into mediocrity at best, and - honestly - is just a waste of time.