By: Simon Abrams

Simon Abrams — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:54:28 +0000

I didn't see that in the movie at all. Because, as is shown by the absolute, no-grey-area-allowed representation of the police, there simply isn't room for psychological depth in a movie that's constantly trying to have it both ways. She's crazy! She's a badass! She's a crazy badass! Sorry, not seeing it at all.

By: Scott Mendelson

Scott Mendelson — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:54:28 +0000

While I enjoyed the preposterous and goofy movie quite a bit more than you did, I think what you're missing is that we are allowed to believe the very real possibility that Jill is genuinely insane. As we go along, we're not sure whether or not the abduction of her sister is some kind of manic episode or overreaction to coincidental circumstances. While you'd normally write the cops off as incompetent, Jill is so painfully unconvincing that I probably wouldn't believe her either. Right up until the end of the movie, we're not sure how much we can trust Jill, which puts a kink in the otherwise generic narrative. I wouldn't argue that it's a good movie, but much of your frustration stems from the idea that we're absolutely supposed to believe in both Jill's version of events and her actions, and I don't think that's the case at all.

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