JUST A STORY OF MURDER

Viva 2022-04-20 08:01:04

It's a bit fake to give 4 stars...

Confined space-related murders tend to be either fun or boring, unfortunately, this one falls into the latter category. Compared to the first 2 minutes of stealing a wallet and transferring weapons, it's a bit of a mess after that. First

of all, the length of 85 minutes is too short, which greatly limits the development of the plot. The background about Jack the Ripper can be fuller, about childhood, why the name Jack (whether it is related to the London killer more than 200 years ago), The reason for killing his parents (it should not be as simple as the name), how to escape the charge of murder (such as a high IQ that does not meet the age), and his subsequent life (whether he was adopted or lived with relatives, these experiences have a great impact on his later life. How does it affect him), etc. About his growth process focuses on psychological description, such as natural born killer, like in RD, because something (Walter Richard Sickert's painting?) feels that he is the modern representative of JtheR. Given the mission of the film The way it's done is really bad (using the manager to temporarily change rooms and then shooting rockets and threatening family members is something only Uncle Sam would do), before Jack gets to the airport, he can arrange another mission in Texas, mixing in The high-level club steals information and makes one of the guests disappear by the way (must be difficult, high IQ and high adaptability). In addition, in the daily life of the heroine, you can consider joining a single workaholic day, and flash when Jack says to follow her on the plane. Back (compare the cause and effect, then Oh my God, it's you!! and so on). The origin of the scars on the heroine's body can flash back to some intermittent fragments when she rushes into the toilet and vomits, dark night, parking lot, face The blurry man, the surgical lamp above his head when he wakes up from a nightmare...according to the specific reasons for the film. In the end, Jack's chase scene at the hostess' house on Palm Street was too protracted and took too long, the killer could be a little more perverted, the female The master can be a little more frightened (the look of the male protagonist breaking through the door in The Shining is very informative), the time is shortened and the rhythm is accelerated.

Again, the killer in the film is too unchallenging for Cilly, and I have always hoped that he can succeed in assassination... In the first half of the film, you can also see a little bit of professional killers (the part of persuading the doctor is great) , and was completely overwhelmed by the heroine in the back (I didn't pay attention to the heroine's little actions and distracted by a story... The plot of having a good impression is too vain). The heroine is very good-looking and has good acting skills (the wife of a time traveler, The Notebook, Mean Girls, and Richie's Sherlock Holmes, Old Woody's Midnight in Paris), are also dragged down by this film. The little girl Rebecca is the bright spot, but the mature little loli has too little room to play, if she can get on the plane It's good to read mystery novels on the Internet, or she is Cynthia's little niece and she loves it very much.

Finally, a good film does not necessarily have a good script, and a good script may not make a good film. There are not a few good actors who are dragged down by the film. The flight was decent enough for a lunch break with popcorn.

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Extended Reading
  • Braden 2022-04-20 08:01:04

    [MSc] Surprising trip

  • Violette 2022-04-20 09:01:43

    Are there killers who choose knives over guns? If it weren't for Rachel's brother, I still think this film is meaningless.

Red Eye quotes

  • Lisa Reisert: [Talking to Jackson at airport bar] No, my grandmother died.

    Jackson Rippner: [In an I'm sorry tone] Oh.

    Lisa Reisert: It's ok. She was ninety-one.

    Jackson Rippner: Ninety-one?

    Lisa Reisert: Yea.

    Jackson Rippner: That's respectable. What was her secret?

    Lisa Reisert: Grapenuts. And a guy named Duke.

    Jackson Rippner: Excuse me?

    Lisa Reisert: Yea, uh, she said the Grapenuts kept her arteries clean and... Duke helped with the rest.

  • Lisa Reisert: [on the plane] So what is it you do?

    Jackson Rippner: Government overthrows, flashy high-profile assassinations. The usual.

    Lisa Reisert: O.K. Why don't you just tell me what you do?

    Jackson Rippner: I already did.