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5.7/10 • 262

2024-04-121h 38m

ActionDramaThrillerCrime

Evil is closer than you think.

A Chicago detective travels to Scotland after an emerging serial killer’s crimes match those that he investigated five years earlier, one of which was the crime scene of his murdered girlfriend.

Directors
Terry McDonough
Writters
Paul Aniello, Gianni Capaldi, Koji Steven Sakai
Editors
Paul Aniello, Gianni Capaldi, Koji Steven Sakai, Kurt Nishimura

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Samuel L. Jackson

    Samuel L. Jackson

    Dan Lawson

  2. Vincent Cassel

    Vincent Cassel

    Walker Bravo

  3. Gianni Capaldi

    Gianni Capaldi

    Glen Boyd

  4. Kate Dickie

    Kate Dickie

    Laura Kessler

  5. John Hannah

    John Hannah

    Colin McGregor

  6. Laura Haddock

    Laura Haddock

    Marie Boyd

  7. Brian McCardie

    Brian McCardie

    Avery Thompson

  8. Samantha Coughlan

    Samantha Coughlan

    Sarah

  9. Nicolette McKeown

    Nicolette McKeown

    Abigail Myres

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jw

Feb 4, 2025

4/10

Waste of time. Don't waste yours

The good bits:

  • Filmed in Scotland, in Edinburgh;
  • you get to hear the accent (and twinkle of Scots even).

The so-so bits:

  • Yet another gruesome-serial-killer yarn. The "twist" isn't new either.
  • Experienced actors (not just the two internationally known ones on the movie poster) earning their pay.

The bad: plot and direction

  • a non-thrilling "thriller".
  • There is no "aha moment", and even if you didn't the resolution coming miles away, it was lacking tension.
  • and the actors seem not to have been directed much beyond saying their lines, so it's very uneven in acting quality.
  • gruesome murder scenes and corpses without use. Some people may get their kicks from such things, but it provided no benefit to the story.

The worst:

  • uneven pacing
  • overlong in many places, the story overstays its welcome

summary:

Yet another waste of talent, money, time, and potential.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
scotlanddetectivegirlfriendmurderserial killergrimclichéhum