The film was above average. I chose to mark this comment as "spoiled," though my beef with this occurs in the first 10 minutes of the film, so I don't really consider anything herein spoiled considering it reveals almost nothing at all.
The plot was pretty solid, though slow paced. Decent acting and script. Believable characters always make for a good time. But...
The DID diagnosis in the first 10 minutes killed the rest of the movie. And the subsequent 80 minutes was a long time to wait for a reveal. As soon as that was brought up the bells and whistles were screeching at a deafening level. The film would have been much more effective with a looser/lamer diagnosis. If he was disturbed or confused or withdrawn I would have been slightly more thrown off as to whether my guesses were correct or not. But, as it stands, the film became more of a waiting game than a truly engrossing horror flick.
That being said, the first and last 10 minutes of the film are real asskickers. Both are sudden, shocking, and what I found to be rather unexpected. The middle 80 are slow, but entertaining and deliver some really good moments.
Just don't telegraph the ending at the beginning. It's a real letdown and very distracting to what would otherwise be an exceptionally enjoyable and immersing movie-watching experience.
But it was a pretty sweet ride nonetheless.
The plot was pretty solid, though slow paced. Decent acting and script. Believable characters always make for a good time. But...
The DID diagnosis in the first 10 minutes killed the rest of the movie. And the subsequent 80 minutes was a long time to wait for a reveal. As soon as that was brought up the bells and whistles were screeching at a deafening level. The film would have been much more effective with a looser/lamer diagnosis. If he was disturbed or confused or withdrawn I would have been slightly more thrown off as to whether my guesses were correct or not. But, as it stands, the film became more of a waiting game than a truly engrossing horror flick.
That being said, the first and last 10 minutes of the film are real asskickers. Both are sudden, shocking, and what I found to be rather unexpected. The middle 80 are slow, but entertaining and deliver some really good moments.
Just don't telegraph the ending at the beginning. It's a real letdown and very distracting to what would otherwise be an exceptionally enjoyable and immersing movie-watching experience.
But it was a pretty sweet ride nonetheless.