classicsoncall Review of Who Killed Cock Robin?

Who Killed Cock Robin? (2017)

"Recommended retail price - fifteen cents."

[8/10 · 15 January 2020]

This is a complex psychological film that's probably made more complex than it needed to be with the consistent flashbacks and rearranging of the narrative depending on the viewpoint of it's different characters. In the end, one's patience will be rewarded, though perhaps not satisfied that all the principals involved bear some stigma of embarrassment if not outright shame for their role in the story. The picture also relies on an insurmountable burden of coincidence as the primary character Chi (Kaiser Chuang) attempts to learn the truth concerning an automobile accident that occurred nine years earlier. An incredible stretch involves a severely injured woman from one of those vehicles who basically went off the grid after walking away from her hospital bed. This is the kind of film I usually watch a second time to see if I missed something really important, but the review posted here by 'weaponxa' assures me that I caught most of the nuance director Wei-Hao Cheng intended. For the uncommitted I wouldn't offer a recommendation, as the story may seem intentionally confusing and if you miss a beat even for a second, you might find yourself hopelessly lost. If you stick around however, you'll come away with an effective story of unprincipled characters caught up in the web of their own deceit.