Number Rolled: 47
Movie Name/Year: Come
and Find Me (2016)
Tagline: None
Genre: Thriller
Length: 111
minutes
Rating: R
Production Companies:
Automatik Entertainment, Motion Picture Capital, Oddfellows Entertainment
Producer: Giuliana
Bertuzzi, Rian Cahill, Leon Clarance, Chris Ferguson, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Marlaina
Mah, Jo Monk, Jesse Savath, Laure Vaysse
Director: Zack
Whedon
Writer: Zack
Whedon
Actors: Annabelle
Wallis, Aaron Paul, Garret Dillahunt, Chris Chalk, Enver Gjokaj, Zachary
Knighton, Terry Chen, Jordana Largy, Dean Redman, Michael Kopsa, Jessica
Heafey, Alan O’Silva, Artine Brown, Tim Perez, Corey Schmitt
Stunt Doubles: Brent
Connolly, Bruce Crawford, Crystal Dalman, Christopher Gordon, Trevor Jones,
Zandara Kennedy, Melissa R. Stubbs
Blurb from Netflix:
When his photographer girlfriend vanishes, an L.A. graphic designer starts his
own investigation and uncovers a web of deceit, crime and corruption.
Selina’s Point of View:
I feel like we’ve been seeing a lot of movies involving
vanishing people lately. Most of them follow a pretty standard route… but Come and Find Me definitely goes a different
way.
The story was decent, but I wasn’t overly fond of the
direction.
There were a huge amount of twists and turns in the story,
enough to keep me on my toes… though some of it seemed a bit out of left field.
The problem wasn’t that parts came out of nowhere though, it was that the way the
movie was directed altered the pacing so much that it almost seemed like every
twist was super rushed… and still dragging on.
The writing was fine. If I had to really try to pinpoint the
big issue, I’d say that Zack Whedon (Rubicon,
Deadwood, Fringe) might have had trouble making the hard decisions on editing.
For a film of this nature, even following a different path
than most take, two hours is a long time. It really didn’t need the full
amount. With the right cuts, the pacing of the film could have been really good…
but it likely wouldn’t have gone too much over ninety minutes.
I also wasn’t a fan of the way transitions were done. I
think it could have been done better to avoid confusion – though the ending did
show me where Whedon was trying to go with it.
I did like the ending, even with the back-and-forth
transitions.
I’m not sure I’d watch this film again. It was just a little
on the mediocre side.
Cat’s Point of View:
I’ll admit right out of the gate that this movie pleasantly
surprised me.
There were elements found in other films leaning to action,
but I can’t say that I’ve seen it quite packaged this way before.
Broken down into its parts, the movie stands pretty solid.
While I’m not as familiar with the work of Annabelle Wallis (Peaky Blinders, The Brothers Grimsby, King
Arthur: Legend of the Sword), it didn’t matter here. I connected well with
her character and the framework of the story gave quite a bit of insight even
if she didn’t have nearly as much screen-time as co-star Aaron Paul (The Last House on the Left, Eye in the Sky,
BoJack Horseman).
I liked the flashback element here, as it helped peel back
the layers to the main characters’ relationship.
While I’m on that topic, I feel the need to tip my hat on
the balance of the romance element to the story. It wasn’t too over the top and
didn’t overshadow everything else going on. I enjoyed the little nuances that
were well placed to deliver both lightbulb moments as well as make the couple
endearing and worth investing in rather than rolling my eyes at.
This happened to be the directorial debut for Zack Whedon (John from Cincinnati, Southland, Halt and
Catch Fire). I hadn’t realized he was the mastermind behind Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog (2008).
His writing credits are certainly buzzworthy. I can’t wait to see what he has
up his sleeve for the future.
I really enjoyed this movie and would gladly recommend it –
especially for anyone that’s looking for a little bit of a blend between
mystery, romance, and action without a lot of blood.
Languages
Speech Available:
English
Subtitles Available:
English
Rotten Tomatoes Critic Score – 60%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score – 33%
Metascore - 46/100
Metacritic User Score – 5.2/10
IMDB Score – 5.7/10
Trust the Dice: Selina’s Rating – 2.5/5
Trust the Dice: Cat’s Rating
– 3.5/5
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