Blow the Man Down - Undercooked crime-mystery film that lacks depth

dedicatedguy (74)in #movies • 4 years ago

This movie was released on March 20 on the Amazon Prime Video streaming platform. For movie lovers, this was a massive date because a lot of movies were released on this day. Apple released their film called "The Banker", Netflix released this intriguing movie called "The Platform" and Blumhouse published 2 of their movies on VOD platforms, The Invisible Man and The Hunt.

Unlike other Amazon movies like The Aeronauts, this one was disappointing to me. Before watching it I read it was about a crime with a mystery embedded into it which sounded intriguing. Sadly, this wasn't the case, the movie is about the sad lives of 2 sisters living in some decadent fishing town up north.

There is a crime but the mystery part wasn't very rewarding. What happens is that as the overwhelming majority in this little town, the 2 sisters don't have much money. One night the younger one gets in touch with a suspicious-looking fellow and problems arise between them.

Once the crime is done, hiding it in a small town where everyone knows everyone is a hard task to accomplish. The sisters are aware of this so their nervousness becomes permanent. There is a little surprise that adds a bit of spice in the plot but nothing more.

The performances were ok, what lacked was a more complex story and better writing. With such a boring setting, productions need to excel in the writing department so the movie is worth watching. It wasn't really special and it didn't add anything new to the genre.

I would only recommend this movie for people who are looking for a normal drama movie that involves a crime. There is no big mystery here whatsoever. This doesn't mean the movie isn't good, those expecting drama can take this flick into consideration.