Something about this movie was disturbing. It's a serious film, supposed to be a thriller, but in that intellectual kind of way that makes a commentary on world affairs or society or something. But frankly it falls flat. Supposedly based around a love story, where Justin, a British diplomat begins to investigate the brutal death of his young activist wife Tessa. First, it's a weird relationship to begin with, and not convincing at all. Justin is a quiet soft spoken green-thumbed gentleman who's probably in his late thirties if not early forties. Tessa is an outspoken, mischievous, bleeding-heart, 24 year old vixen. An unlikely pairing if you ask me, and let's not get into how they met, with her embarrassing herself during one of his speeches, asking him for drinks, and then sleeping with him afterwards.
Oh yeah, and how does she get to Kenya? By asking him to take her with him, even though goodness knows how deep their relationship is. Justin 'is flattered' that Tessa would allow him to take her as his lover or wife. WEIRD. On top of that, he takes her without fully knowing exactly what she wants to do in Kenya, and it isn't until after her death that he tries to figure out what she was doing.
**** SPOILERS***** And the ending too. A bit pat that a pharmaceutical company would hire goondas to take her out, and then later the grieving Justin **** SPOILERS*****
Oooh, if you want to see a creepy thrilling movie, Cronicas is out. Check out my review here.
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