Way too slow

Rating: 6/10 (18 February 2009)

The story concept is a good one, and the ending is nicely twisted, but the plot moves way too slowly. Regrettably, most of the story is quite boring. The characters are not nearly complex enough to require the time devoted to their "development." Actually, they don't develop much at all. This movie has been described as "Hitchcockian" and the final act is indeed suspenseful, but Hitch would not have nearly put me to sleep for the first hour.Overall I would recommend this movie, but it is in no way a masterpiece and I would warn the viewer to resist giving up on it since the ending redeems the film. There is no doubt that this would be a far better movie if it was a half an hour shorter.