I don't get the bad reviews, although I gotta admit I haven't read the book. But as a movie itself, it was a good one, with a twist and a twisted character.

I've started this new thing where I don't IMDb the film first and just go for it then rate it in my head then check the rating at the end. I was massively surprised when I was this had such a low rating. The twist with that mum actually being the mum was crazy to me and proper didn't expect it. When it hit the point where everything tied together it was so good and satisfying. It had a happy ending and the acting from Amy adams was incredible, well done to her. The rating is completely wrong for me. Also why does Anthony Mackie always do these weird little roles in films. He was hardly in this film, weird from him. This also proper reminded me of the film, girl on a train. A film I really liked so that explains why I liked it so much.

Child psychiatrist Anna Fox (Amy Adams) is depressed and agoraphobic. She lives alone in her Boston home. Her husband (Anthony Mackie) and daughter had left her. David (Wyatt Russell) is her tenant living in the basement. The Russell family (Fred Hechinger, Gary Oldman, Julianne Moore, Jennifer Jason Leigh) has moved in across the street. Anna witnesses a murder and calls the cops. Detective Little (Brian Tyree Henry) and Detective Norelli (Jeanine Serralles) do not believe her.

Cops are often a problem in thrillers like this. They are made to look stupid for the sake of the plot. In this one, they come in hot and fast, dismissing her in the most arrogant way. It doesn't make sense even if she's wrong in some of the details. That first interaction derails an otherwise intriguing Rear Window wannabe. I am willing to buy that the cops grow distrustful of her story as they investigate more but their first meeting can't be like that. It's working too hard to be Kafkaesque. It needs to build to that. In the end, I can appreciate this despite that glaring misstep. It has great actors and an intriguing style with its premise.