This thriller is one of the best cases yet for Benicio Del Toro being an A-list movie star—if only the script lived up to its lead actor.
A woman finds a snake’s shed skin at the outset of, and not long afterwards, she’s dead, the victim of a murder born from a serpentine conspiracy. It’s a tantalizing beginning to Grant Singer’s directorial debut , which for long stretches successfully maintains its atmosphere of coiled malevolence.
Tom and Dan’s sleuthing leads them to Summer’s ex-husband Sam , a disreputable sort who lives in a ramshackle house and refuses to talk to law enforcement unless he’s charged or has a lawyer by his side. Sam resembles a prototypical murder suspect so it’s easy to identify him as a red herring, and that goes double for Tom’s hand injury, which two separate individuals remark upon, just to cast doubt about his underlying nature.
Yair Elazar Glotman and Arca’s score is central to the film’s portentousness, providing an ominous aural compliment to Mike Gioulakis’s dour visuals. From the start,suggests its destination is doom, and that remains true as it expands to include additional clues regarding its central mystery. For Tom, the most promising lead winds up being Eli , a stringy haired creep who blames Will and Camille for the death of his father .
Del Toro’s cunning demeanor, weighty physical presence and imposing force of personality are so strong that he consistently elevates, serving as the bedrock axis around which its convolutions curl. Whether hanging out at poker night with his coworkers or dancing at a country Western bar, Tom always seems to be keenly scrutinizing those in his vicinity, and his heightened focus and grave demeanor—even when he’s smiling, he appears burdened by regret and hurt—make him a compelling protagonist.
Singer knows his frosty neo-noir stuff and the fragmented-narrative games he plays are well-orchestrated, at least for a time., however, gradually becomes a more predictable creature, and worse, its surprises are delivered in an overly rushed fashion that neuters their dramatic payoff.
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