![]() She seems amazing, until an onset of strange behavior perhaps signals more sinister things to come.Īs you may have expected-like I said, little inventiveness-Krug’s Skye ends up being batshit with murderous (among other) intentions, and it was definitely nice to see her be completely fearless with the character. After he gets jumped by a criminal during one of their dates, she also takes on the task of helping him recover from a broken leg. ![]() Shattered follows rich tech nerd Chris (Cameron Monaghan), who finds an instant connection with a pretty blonde named Skye (Lilly Krug) whom he meets on a late-night supermarket run. But no, Shattered is as commonplace as they come in the genre. I’ll cut to the point: There wasn’t anything special about this film, and it really is a shame, because I thought the cast might save the tired script and unimaginative directing. Now today-just like every other day, it seems-another movie like all the rest of its kind was released: Shattered. It’s a filmmaker’s plight, no matter the genre. The movie is finally so ridiculous it cannot be taken seriously as a thriller or anything else, but there are moments that work, and you’ll love the look on the hero’s face when he discovers the identity of the dead body.It seems like every single day, run-of-the-mill psychological action-thrillers with little inventiveness or reason to care hit the VOD landscape in search of adoration from whoever might give them a chance. Wolfgang Petersen’s direction is shadowy and portentious, and filled with omens, and his screenplay is too clever by half, which is always sort of fun. The key to the mysteries, when it comes, is not only utterly, inconceivably implausible, but raises so many questions that the movie really could benefit from another 30 minutes or so, during which the Scacchi character could deliver a helpful explanatory monologue straight into the lens.Īnd yet “Shattered” has its qualities, among them the dogged persistence of the Bob Hoskins character (whose explanation for still being alive at the end of the film is a howler). There is no possible explanation that will tie everything together - and if you don’t believe me, see the movie. And, of course, those troublesome nightmare memories from the night of the accident, involving the abandoned ship down by the old marina. The testimony of the manager of the local hotel where everyone goes to commit adultery. The discoveries of a colorful private eye ( Bob Hoskins). The warnings of the family’s best friend ( Joanne Whalley-Kilmer). Such as: a roll of photographs hidden in the tobacco canister. There are, however, many clues indicating that all is not well. Even though he can’t remember Scacchi, he falls in love with her all over again, especially after she unbuttons her blouse (everyone in this film must have seen “ Regarding Henry”). “You can remember who’s president,” Scacchi explains to him, “but nothing about your family.” Sort of like being on the White House staff. But the hospital informs her that her husband (played by Tom Berenger) is critically injured and in a deep coma.Įventually he does live, and after extensive plastic surgery he even stops looking like Frankenstein’s monster. The wife (Greta Scacchi) is thrown free, and escapes with some bad bruises. One New Year’s Eve, while speeding home on a twisting mountain road after a party, a couple is nearly killed when their car flies off the road and tumbles down a steep embankment. So let me just tell you some things that may or may not be true. ![]()
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