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Fell asleep. 7/10

Great crime suspense thriller.

7/10 Good story and cast. Better than expected and only recently was aware of this film (seems to have slipped under the radar). Worth a watch.

Samuel L Jackson…need I say more?

I was loving this movie for about 2/3rds of the runtime, and then the predictable, unearned, and ham fisted final act reminds me of why this movie was direct to dvd 😭 a waste of a pretty good Jackson performance

4.7 - Overall, this honestly feels like a waste of a really solid cast. Rarely does a movie feel simultaneously 15 minutes too long & an hour too short.

The core mystery is really strong when it’s introduced and Samuel L. Jackson’s neurotic (OCD?), traumatized, single father, former cop is a super fascinating character just by the description. Honestly, his scenes grappling with his and his daughter (Keke Palmer’s) shared struggles were actually pretty moving.

But a shallow, underdeveloped, & at times messy script, an incredibly rushed final two acts, & a string of half-baked events that mostly telegraph every turn about five minutes before they play out on screen all make this not much more than “streaming serviceable” at best.

This was a fine one-time Netflix watch when looking for something short, but I know there’s near infinite better choices out there in the crime genre.