Feedback

I am really disappointed because I was hoping that this could be something socially critical and something that would outline the issues of today's world, politics, and globalization, but to my misfortune, Feedback has much shorter horizons. In fact, it's more of a straightforward rape revenge kind of thing in slightly different spaces. But the biggest Achilles' heel here are the characters. I couldn't care less the whole time about whose side the guilt was on and I didn't feel sorry for the victim for even a minute. Acting-wise, it's good, but the characters here are really lacking depth. It's hard to watch the film when it's trying to elicit pity or anger from you. The conclusion is also a bit of a letdown and actually raises more questions than answers. This really wasn't my cup of tea. (03.04.2020)

Spanish debutant Pedro C. Alonso serves up a suspenseful thriller set in a radio studio where the main character (Eddie Marsan) is ambushed by two masked assailants who have come to confess about a night in the past. It's in English, which may be a shame, because Spanish always adds more flair to a film, but it's still decent fun and full of surprises, and there's a head smashed with a hammer and a pair of scissors stuck in a throat, and that never gets old. Definitely worth a watch. 65% (07.07.2019)

At its core, Feedback is pulpy, but thanks to the clever screenplay and superb production, it is a marvelously exciting, chilling and devastating thriller on the #metoo theme. (29.12.2019)