Not bad but not that good as well. I guess the story was interesting enough and the lead actress performance was really good. The rest, was so - so. First of all the story: a girl, who has lost her vision in an accident that had costed her step-brother's life (note that in China the law allows only one child per family till 2016, but there are some exceptions), is chased down by a serial killer, who meets women by a dating app and he abducts them. As the girl escaped him, she is the only witness on a hit and run that he had committed. Along comes a young man who had witnessed the crime as well. Kudos for Lu Han, as his acting wasn't as bad as the one in time raiders. But still it felt stiff. The background story could have been presented better, as it was a key point to the girl's psychology. Also, her brother was a rock star or something, even though he was presented as a struggling teenager. Then, there is the battle with the killer. Boy, that was a messy one! Even more messy than the discovery of his true identity. Unfortunately, I haven't watched the Korean movie, on which this was was based, so I can't really judge whether it was an exact copy paste or not, even though I've read some comments from other viewers and they did say, because the director is the same, the film was almost the same. Anyway, the movie was entertaining, so 5 out of 10. OK, this is extra comment after having watched the korean movie Blind: First of all, the Chinese version is milder for a thriller. The story is the same, however this film is more of the action gender than the horror-thriller. One of the good points is that the Chinese movie does a more in depth background story on the killer and explains better why he killed. However, the girl's story and psychology weren't explained very good.
Review of The Witness
