I created an account on IMDb just to rate this movie.
Atmosphere? Yes. The rest was pretty lousy.
I love a good thriller and can even forgive a hole or two in the plot, but this one was unforgivable. Here are just some of the holes (if you want to ignore my advice and watch the movie anyway, don't read what follows). First, why would the kidnapper take the wife instead of the suitcase? That makes no sense. How is kidnapping her going to get the thing back? Second, why didn't the husband take the first eyewitness (or his friends) to the police? Third, when he found Dede dead, why didn't he go to the police and say, hey, look: a matchbook from the suitcase with a murdered guy's name on it--coincidence? Fourth, why didn't the husband ask Michelle what it was she brought back? That might be important! Fifth, when the police finally believed him, why didn't he let them handle it? Sixth, he's hiding in Michelle's apartment while she is being interrogated by the bad guys--so he takes off ALL his clothes and jumps into her bed to pretend to be her irate boyfriend--this is supposed to scare off these brutal criminals?!! Seventh, after the husband took off his shoes and socks to keep from slipping on the roof, why did he let the girl go out there in tights and high heels? Duh! Eighth, those French sniffer dogs should be fired for not finding the coke in his pocket--what was the whole purpose of him having the coke, anyway, just the "white lady" confusion? Lame. Ninth, so at the end, when the husband destroys the maguffin--the bad guys are just going to hang their heads? Really?!! They're not going to beat the living daylights out of him? Finally, why did the girl have to die? Are we supposed to feel sorry for the husband at that point? Did he fall in love with her? "Puerile" is the word for a director who thinks he would.
I read a user review that said everything in this movie fits together. Puhleeeeaaaaase! I feel like this movie was a bunch of hacks trying to make a quick buck. Did Polanski even show up on the set or did he just delegate to others ("make it look like Hitchcock") and put his name on it? It does have the feel of Hitchcock but not the intelligence. Don't waste your time like I did, unless you're a die-hard Hitchcock fan and want to see a failed homage.
Atmosphere? Yes. The rest was pretty lousy.
I love a good thriller and can even forgive a hole or two in the plot, but this one was unforgivable. Here are just some of the holes (if you want to ignore my advice and watch the movie anyway, don't read what follows). First, why would the kidnapper take the wife instead of the suitcase? That makes no sense. How is kidnapping her going to get the thing back? Second, why didn't the husband take the first eyewitness (or his friends) to the police? Third, when he found Dede dead, why didn't he go to the police and say, hey, look: a matchbook from the suitcase with a murdered guy's name on it--coincidence? Fourth, why didn't the husband ask Michelle what it was she brought back? That might be important! Fifth, when the police finally believed him, why didn't he let them handle it? Sixth, he's hiding in Michelle's apartment while she is being interrogated by the bad guys--so he takes off ALL his clothes and jumps into her bed to pretend to be her irate boyfriend--this is supposed to scare off these brutal criminals?!! Seventh, after the husband took off his shoes and socks to keep from slipping on the roof, why did he let the girl go out there in tights and high heels? Duh! Eighth, those French sniffer dogs should be fired for not finding the coke in his pocket--what was the whole purpose of him having the coke, anyway, just the "white lady" confusion? Lame. Ninth, so at the end, when the husband destroys the maguffin--the bad guys are just going to hang their heads? Really?!! They're not going to beat the living daylights out of him? Finally, why did the girl have to die? Are we supposed to feel sorry for the husband at that point? Did he fall in love with her? "Puerile" is the word for a director who thinks he would.
I read a user review that said everything in this movie fits together. Puhleeeeaaaaase! I feel like this movie was a bunch of hacks trying to make a quick buck. Did Polanski even show up on the set or did he just delegate to others ("make it look like Hitchcock") and put his name on it? It does have the feel of Hitchcock but not the intelligence. Don't waste your time like I did, unless you're a die-hard Hitchcock fan and want to see a failed homage.