This isn't as horrible as some people make it out to be. Bentley himself just never picked up any steam in his performance as far as I was concerned. Bosworth's performance was a kind of combination of Nicole Kidman (the look especially) and eventually it blends in some of Kathy Bates' character from Misery. I have to admit that I just didn't really understand how the movie ended. The eventual revelation of what was going on did catch me by surprise, and that gains the movie a couple of points from me. I took a guess as to what was happening - and I was wrong. From there it, well, just kind of meanders slowly along. Suddenly there's a horrible accident and the next thing you know the man wakes up in a dim, sparsely furnished bedroom, remembering nothing and being looked after by the woman. They play a married couple (I don't remember any names being used for them.) As the movie opens they're in a car driving down a highway, and there's a young girl (their daughter, you assume) in the backseat. There are a few cringe-worthy moments contained within its hour and a half (but, yes, it did seem longer) but for the most part it just kind of meanders slowly along, with very little emotion or passion being shown by either Kate Bosworth or Wes Bentley, who both seemed to have little interest in what they were doing. Having said that - no, it's not especially good either. To call it the worst movie ever made just shows that a person hasn't watched a lot of movies. This isn't as absolutely bad as some reviewers are making it out to be. But, if she ever decides to do another role like this, she needs desperately to seek acting lessons from Kathy Bates. I have nothing against Kate Bosworth, personally. There is a slight twist at the end of the movie, but it's not enough to carry the film above the two star rating. The general pace is so slow, the plot is so needlessly drawn out, that it begins to feel like more of a nuisance to sit through to the finish, rather than a thrill-ride. Which, is supposed to add to the mystery of the character and the plot, but in the end falls flat, because the plot fails to explain why. She is a walking encyclopedia of Jeapordy answers. There's a calm demeanor in the character that you as the viewer are supposed to find intriguing, but again, it's far too over done to be anything short of annoying.
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It's almost as if Bosworth tried so hard, her performance goes full circle, right back to mediocre. The acting by the stories main protagonist (Kate Bosworth) is dull to say the least. At first you think the movie may be salvageable, probably deserves more than the two, to two and a half stars it was given.until you watch it.
It's a badly written, directed, and acted rip off of Stephen King's Misery. I think I must be the only person in the reviews section that has given this a good review and I don't know why as the film was really rather good, apart from some plot holes like who was the previous husband in the cupboard and why did the new guy not know about it or maybe he did as he had lost his memory and went along with it all because he did in fact love the main protagonist. I guess when the story draws you in and you become immersed you are less likely to try and work things out and criticise but just let the story take you to the endpoint. The twist in the tale was totally unexpected and made the film even more interesting. What surprised me even more is that I always thought Kate Bosworth was a terrible actress and I have now changed my opinion somewhat as she was really very good in this role. Reminds me of "Misery" but with a totally different angle. I found the lugubrious pacing and slow menacing atmosphere quite interesting and it drew me in but then I have strange tastes.
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