I watched this film back in 2013 when it came out but I didn't remember much about it. I remembered I was disappointed with it but since I usually very much enjoy watching thrillers about missing people I decided to give it a second try (plus I was bored and I couldn't find anything better to watch).
Well, time didn't improve this movie at all. I still don't like this movie. I don't mind that it's long but it's too dark, repetitive and convoluted. There were no answers to basic questions like how did Holly took the girls, what was the snake accident that left Alex/Barry mentally disabled, why was her husband obsessed with mazes, how did the priest kill the husband and most importantly why did Holly keep the girls alive if her intention was to kill them???
On top of that I really didn't like the ending. I normally don't like ambiguous endings but in this case it was completely unnecessary. What was it for? Loki clearly heard the whistle so are we supposed to believe he decided not to investigate? Are they trying to imply that he would intentionally let Keller die? It's totally bizarre and unnecessary imho.
I also like to point out that I found Keller's behavior super idiotic, especially at the end. If he realized that Holly has his daughter why on earth would he come in, turn his back to her and say "I don't want to hurt you". How dumb is he? He had a gun so all he had to do was shove it in her face and say "where is my daughter?".
It's not the worst movie I've ever seen but it's really overrated! It's currently rated 8.1 when in reality it's 6/10 at best. It's watchable but I can't really recommend it.
Well, time didn't improve this movie at all. I still don't like this movie. I don't mind that it's long but it's too dark, repetitive and convoluted. There were no answers to basic questions like how did Holly took the girls, what was the snake accident that left Alex/Barry mentally disabled, why was her husband obsessed with mazes, how did the priest kill the husband and most importantly why did Holly keep the girls alive if her intention was to kill them???
On top of that I really didn't like the ending. I normally don't like ambiguous endings but in this case it was completely unnecessary. What was it for? Loki clearly heard the whistle so are we supposed to believe he decided not to investigate? Are they trying to imply that he would intentionally let Keller die? It's totally bizarre and unnecessary imho.
I also like to point out that I found Keller's behavior super idiotic, especially at the end. If he realized that Holly has his daughter why on earth would he come in, turn his back to her and say "I don't want to hurt you". How dumb is he? He had a gun so all he had to do was shove it in her face and say "where is my daughter?".
It's not the worst movie I've ever seen but it's really overrated! It's currently rated 8.1 when in reality it's 6/10 at best. It's watchable but I can't really recommend it.