This is a very good film that is tightly scripted, shot, and edited. I suspect that brilliant filmmaking like this is lost on many viewers since the usual mediocre movie and tv fare has socialized them into mindless watching, thus the negative whining among the complainers. The script and camera work are typical for Soderbergh whose style involves eschewing boring viewers with expository dialogue as he opts for conveying information visually.
I guess, as others here have pointed out, that movies with women in the main role, particularly minoritized ones, trigger negativity among viewers. It's amusing to read comments suggesting that people skip this and go watch James Stewart in Rear Window since this movie is itself a homage to it and to De Palma's Blowout, especially as both these classic directors would recognize and greatly appreciate this movie's craftsmanship.
I guess, as others here have pointed out, that movies with women in the main role, particularly minoritized ones, trigger negativity among viewers. It's amusing to read comments suggesting that people skip this and go watch James Stewart in Rear Window since this movie is itself a homage to it and to De Palma's Blowout, especially as both these classic directors would recognize and greatly appreciate this movie's craftsmanship.