A Murder of Crows had a lot going for it, but it suffered from the addition of extra connections intended to make it more interesting but which severely diminished the overall plausibility of the story. Sure, it was impossible to guess the outcome at the outset, but that is only because it was so utterly contrived! The best creators of thrillers know that surprise endings have to be prepared early and often throughout the rest of the work, laid into the framework. Instead, the approach here seemed to be to plot out the whole movie and then just make up the most impossible to guess ending possible. Not a satisfying thriller, as a result. No one could guess how this would turn out because it would and could never, ever happen like this in reality. But I won't offer any spoilers, just watch the film and see for yourself how NOT to build a thriller.
Review of A Murder of Crows
