Title: Unsatisfying Addition to the Genre (or Ow My Arm Hurts)
Product review: Knowing what will happen never lessens the fun when a protagonist is out to even a score. In fact, that's what makes these kind of films so enjoyable. But this well-crafted and smartly cast thriller never amounts to much. It is so reserved in delivering its payoff that one of the victims is actually left with an achy arm. That's the revenge! Gotcha - your arm hurts! I won't ruin the fate of the principal character, but the delivery of her comeuppance is also wanting. While I'm not a fan of our lack of subtleness here in the States - a remake would probably have Melanie running around with a machete - this thriller could have been greatly improved with a racier denouement. Instead the film walks to a whimper.
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