I saw this come to Netflix, and saved it to my Watchlist. It's taken me this long to getting around to watching it properly! It appealed to me, with it being the first Ugandan film on the platform, its synopsis, and its run time
The movie gets straight to the point from the opening scene, with the main characters being introduced in very quick succession
Presented as a conversation taking place between two people (for the most part),this is almost a narration. That really works in its favour, as the connections between characters are explained, rather than having to be filmed and played out, which would detract from the twisting story being told
There are a couple of continuity errors, as well as some possible plot holes. However, what some may see as plot holes, I'd suggest are deliberate punctuations between the differing viewpoints of the characters, as each one tells us/shows us their perception of what actually happened
It's not as clean as it could be, but it is well edited and well directed - you can see what Ali is aiming for. Should his hard work and commitment garner recognition from experienced studios, he would flourish. I'd love to see him work with Blumhouse, for instance. It would also be great to see him on projects with established powerhouse directors such as Tarantino or Jonze
As a side note, I loved the use of cheap animation alongside an actor to explain certain points in the film. As well as the stamped 'True Story' tag! Haha. It's verisimilitude reportedly comes from myriad different new stories, crimes, etc. Having taken place in Uganda, as opposed to it actually being based on one event
A really enjoyable movie. I'm glad I gave it a go!
Plot summary
Unwilling, or unable, to explain how on earth he ended up in the middle of nowhere next to an empty, dusty highway, disorientated Jim finds himself in Officer Patrick's car, who offers to give him a lift. As the two men engage in a conversation, with Jim recounting his side of the story, more and more, sceptic Patrick senses that there's more to his wounded passenger than meets the eye. So, what is going on? Above all, what happened to the girl in the yellow jumper?
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Underrated
More room for improvement.
A great tale whose plot twist is not so straight forward (that's the good part). Now I need to see some more action else where away from the main characters that say like involve the "traffic", there could be some more action added to the journey aside from the stories we were seeing.
An Average Movie
It's not a very good or a great or a fantastic movie. The name has nothing to do with the movie. Also, the movie is not horror. Average thriller. There is no nudity or brutality in the film. Family can watch.
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A story is told at the beginning of the movie. The story of the scorpion and the frog. The movie is actually based on this story. There is a wanted serial killer and there is a journey. And there are a few questions left open in the finale. If you force it, you can make it look a bit like saw 1 final.
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Loukman Ali alone what are you bro.