This film wasn't bad at all. Performances were good, plot kept me guessing, lots of mystery. I especially liked the detective characters.
But - SPOILER - the film goes out of its way to eliminate the possibility of texting, cell phone contact, or other incriminating 21st century technologies to prevent the police from catching on. Diane specifically tells Steve not to call her, text her, or contact her in any other way - thereby keeping their secret, and (plot element!) preventing anyone from catching them. The detectives even make a point of stating that cell phone records show no calls or texts between Steve and Diane.
The problem is that their CELL PHONES THEMSELVES would give them away. If Diane and Steve spent so many afternoons together in Diane's "secret house", then a simple cell phone location search would reveal this within an hour. Law enforcement uses phone location tracking every day to nail criminals and their cohorts. This one shortcoming shoots a giant logic hole in the plot.
But - SPOILER - the film goes out of its way to eliminate the possibility of texting, cell phone contact, or other incriminating 21st century technologies to prevent the police from catching on. Diane specifically tells Steve not to call her, text her, or contact her in any other way - thereby keeping their secret, and (plot element!) preventing anyone from catching them. The detectives even make a point of stating that cell phone records show no calls or texts between Steve and Diane.
The problem is that their CELL PHONES THEMSELVES would give them away. If Diane and Steve spent so many afternoons together in Diane's "secret house", then a simple cell phone location search would reveal this within an hour. Law enforcement uses phone location tracking every day to nail criminals and their cohorts. This one shortcoming shoots a giant logic hole in the plot.