having never read the book i wasnt quite sure what to expect. the film looks fantastic, but to be honest, it kind of felt like an R rated episode of a crime drama that shows nightly on cbs. the story follows daniel craig's character as he investigates an old case of a girl gone missing. the uncle of the missing girl wants to truth about this cold case figured out once and for all. as he tries to get to the bottom of it, he enlists the aid of an emotionally broken down girl who is the best there is at finding stuff out. the two of them work together to solve the case and grow closer to each other along the way. kind of basic stuff with a pretty sorted and dirty underlying story about rape and abuse that comes to light as they begin to crack the case. its an ok crime drama, but i dont exactly know what all the fuss is about. i felt like the story of the girl never really tied in to the main drive of the story, which was craig's story. it almost felt like it was two movies for the first half. the ending (if this is viewed as a stand alone movie and not just the first part of a trilogy) was unnecessary and felt tacked on. did we really need to see that last relationship beat between the two of them? it felt like it was just put there as a way of letting us know that the story of these two characters would continue in the next film. but as it is, i dont feel that this film gives me any reason or is a compelling enough story to bother with a sequel.
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