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Post by movieliker on Jan 30, 2021 18:35:57 GMT
I thought it was good. I was pleasantly surprised to NOT see Jason Bateman in his usual role of "the emasculated male". I thought the acting was great.
Yes, at first, I probably had the same reaction many viewers had - "new couple moves into a new house, meets a weird stranger, he comes around too often, strange things start to happen." We've all seen this before. But then it took interesting turns I found intriguing.
Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall and Joel Edgerton are terrific. I rolled my eyes a little in the beginning. But then I was entertained all the way through to the end.
SPOILERS;
I don't agree with the negative reviews. They mostly say if you've ever seen a show like 48 Hours, Dateline, 20/20, or CSI --- the ending doesn't work. I disagree. I watch those shows and it does work.
Gordo tells Simon in the end, "I never touched her. But we'll never know." What about a DNA test? A DNA test only tells who the father is. Not if Gordo raped Robyn. Matter of fact, it works better if it is Simon's kid. He has a son he'll never raise.
"What about the key, audio disc and video disc?" That doesn't prove anything other than Gordo is a stalker. Doesn't prove he ever entered the house uninvited. Doesn't prove he drugged and raped Robyn. Doesn't even prove he took their dog.
Being guilty of stalking is a small price to pay for ruining a man's life. He essentially destroyed Simon's career and marriage.
Last but not least, people ask, "What was the point of the movie?" I think it's pretty obvious, "Don't be a bully. What goes around, comes around."
I thought it was good.
Did you see it?
What did you think?
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Post by kolchak92 on Jan 30, 2021 18:36:37 GMT
How did you get him to agree to watch it with you?
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Post by movieliker on Jan 30, 2021 18:37:46 GMT
How did you get him to agree to watch it with you? He just showed up at my door. I didn't know what to do. I didn't want to be rude.
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Post by politicidal on Jan 30, 2021 18:56:14 GMT
Yeah I liked it a lot.
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Post by claudius on Jan 30, 2021 18:56:33 GMT
In terms of his career, didn’t he do that himself, sabotaging his rival?
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Post by movieliker on Jan 30, 2021 18:57:45 GMT
In terms of his career, didn’t he do that himself, sabotaging his rival? Yeah, I think you are correct.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jan 30, 2021 19:08:04 GMT
The trailers looked so generic, but it ended up way smarter and better crafted than expected. And Jason Bateman gives one of the best bully performances ever. Such a prick.
A DNA test also involves telling Robyn why he wanted her to have one, which Simon didn't really want to do.
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Post by movieliker on Jan 30, 2021 19:21:11 GMT
The trailers looked so generic, but it ended up way smarter and better crafted than expected. And Jason Bateman gives one of the best bully performances ever. Such a prick. A DNA test also involves telling Robyn why he wanted her to have one, which Simon didn't really want to do. I wasn't going to watch it. Because I'm really sick of Jason Bateman. But it was better than I expected.
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Post by movieliker on Jan 30, 2021 19:36:49 GMT
The trailers looked so generic, but it ended up way smarter and better crafted than expected. And Jason Bateman gives one of the best bully performances ever. Such a prick. A DNA test also involves telling Robyn why he wanted her to have one, which Simon didn't really want to do. The trailers reminded me of the movie "Game Night". Another Jason Bateman movie where he plays his usual emasculated male. That movie was stupid. I didn't want to see that again. But Netflix said they are gonna be dumping "The Gift" at the end of February. I figured I better give it a try before it's gone.
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Post by Dramatic Look Gopher on Jan 30, 2021 19:48:53 GMT
Yes I liked it a lot. It reminded me of the "I'm gonna put you through hell" type of thrillers they used to make in the early 90s (Pacific Heights, Unlawful Entry, etc.), but this time on a whole new level.
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Post by sdrew13163 on Jan 30, 2021 20:37:02 GMT
I like it, but I thought it was a little dry. Good performances all around, though.
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Post by Vits on Jan 30, 2021 22:44:25 GMT
8/10
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Post by movieliker on Jan 31, 2021 0:11:53 GMT
That's what I gave it at the old IMDb.
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Post by theravenking on Jan 31, 2021 14:44:17 GMT
7/10
Wasn't this a sleeper hit when it came out? I remember it getting some very positive reviews.
Personally I thought it was a solid thriller. Perhaps visually a bit flat and it takes a while to get going. Bateman plays one of the more believeable cinematic bullies though. I never particularly liked him as an actor, but here he was rather well cast.
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Post by marth on Jan 31, 2021 15:06:09 GMT
I liked it a lot, especially the atmosphere and the acting. 8/10
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Post by Harmless elf on Jan 31, 2021 16:25:46 GMT
That's funny I watched it last night on Prime. It was pretty good.
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Post by movieliker on Feb 1, 2021 18:44:54 GMT
Essentially, the bad guy (Gordo) turned out to be the good guy. And the good guy (the Jason Bateman character) turned out to be the bad guy.
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Post by marth on Feb 1, 2021 23:26:20 GMT
Essentially, the bad guy (Gordo) turned out to be the good guy. And the good guy (the Jason Bateman character) turned out to be the bad guy. I don´t know if I could consider Gordo a good guy (we still don´t know what he did to Robyn), but Simon is definitely a bully and a horrible person.
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Post by movieliker on Feb 1, 2021 23:49:55 GMT
Essentially, the bad guy (Gordo) turned out to be the good guy. And the good guy (the Jason Bateman character) turned out to be the bad guy. I don´t know if I could consider Gordo a good guy (we still don´t know what he did to Robyn), but Simon is definitely a bully and a horrible person. Well, if he raped Robyn, no excusing that. But if he didn't . . .
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