KinoDobirka editorial rating
6.7 / 10
The book kept me on edge until the very last page: secrets, psychological games, constant doubts about who could be trusted, and an ending that made me rethink everything I had read. The movie barely manages to create that same tension.
The story follows Lowen, who arrives at the home of famous writer Verity Crawford to finish her book series. On screen, the story feels much simpler. The atmosphere is there, and the major twists remain, but the sense of anxiety and psychological tension from the novel is largely missing.
This is especially noticeable if you already know the source material. Instead of constantly wondering who to believe, the movie lays things out rather quickly.
The book: a tense psychological thriller that makes you question almost everything.
The movie: an okay adaptation for those unfamiliar with the novel, but much weaker if you’ve read the book.
That feeling when the book kept me on edge until the last page, while the movie barely made me feel anything.
Who it's for: the movie might work for viewers who haven’t read the book and enjoy psychological thrillers with family secrets, an unsettling atmosphere, morally ambiguous characters, and stories where it’s difficult to know who to trust until the very end.
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