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Twisted is by NO means perfect, and it's pretty clichéd...but it's not as bad as I expected it to be. When this was first released in theaters, I would've been the first in line to see it, until I read all of the horrible reviews. I felt Samuel L Jackson's performance was wasted here....he's capable of SO MUCH more, as we know. Andy Garcia was OK, and Judd was her usual self. Her performance reminded me a lot, almost too much, of Jolie's performance in the TERRIBLE 'Taking Lives'...it had the same premise. Judd's character is a very troubled, extremely promiscuous woman....that came across as tasteless to me. The 'twist' at the end was totally predictable to me...I was the only one between all my friends who guessed who the bad guy was, they all had someone else as the killer.
This movie wasn't straight out BAD...like 'Taking Lives' or 'In The Cut' bad. It had a lot of potential, and its by no means great. It's a mediocre film that had me entertained for about 2 hours; a typical whodunit, and I didn't mind playing the game. Not too bad, not too good.
**1/2 out of **** stars.
Twisted is by NO means perfect, and it's pretty clichéd...but it's not as bad as I expected it to be. When this was first released in theaters, I would've been the first in line to see it, until I read all of the horrible reviews. I felt Samuel L Jackson's performance was wasted here....he's capable of SO MUCH more, as we know. Andy Garcia was OK, and Judd was her usual self. Her performance reminded me a lot, almost too much, of Jolie's performance in the TERRIBLE 'Taking Lives'...it had the same premise. Judd's character is a very troubled, extremely promiscuous woman....that came across as tasteless to me. The 'twist' at the end was totally predictable to me...I was the only one between all my friends who guessed who the bad guy was, they all had someone else as the killer.
This movie wasn't straight out BAD...like 'Taking Lives' or 'In The Cut' bad. It had a lot of potential, and its by no means great. It's a mediocre film that had me entertained for about 2 hours; a typical whodunit, and I didn't mind playing the game. Not too bad, not too good.
**1/2 out of **** stars.