This is a good, solid, serial killer thriller (didn't mean to rhyme) but one that hinges on its mystery and whodunnit nature. Unfortunately, the movie makes it blatantly obvious who's to blame for what a good 20 or 30 minutes before we're supposed to know. Because of this, it's less suspenseful, and more an exercise of "great, now I'm just sitting here waiting for the rest of the characters to catch up."
I'm not at all being condescending to the movie's intelligence. I never went in looking for clues to figure it all out to see how smart I am. If you watch the movie, you'll know exactly the point I'm talking about when it occurs. I guess it was supposed to be subtle, but really, it was like being hit with a car. Once that realization occurs the movie effectively runs out of steam. Which is unfortunate, because up until this it was rather enjoyable for what it was - a grotesque little mystery.
Once there wasn't a mystery anymore, you realize it really wasn't all that grotesque either.
I'm not at all being condescending to the movie's intelligence. I never went in looking for clues to figure it all out to see how smart I am. If you watch the movie, you'll know exactly the point I'm talking about when it occurs. I guess it was supposed to be subtle, but really, it was like being hit with a car. Once that realization occurs the movie effectively runs out of steam. Which is unfortunate, because up until this it was rather enjoyable for what it was - a grotesque little mystery.
Once there wasn't a mystery anymore, you realize it really wasn't all that grotesque either.