★ 4 / 10
A totally odd plot story
Brayanmailmv
Okay first off, what does a girl in a school uniform with a knife have to do with the movie? It catches the audience attention for a movie cover but that never…
Okay first off, what does a girl in a school uniform with a knife have to do with the movie? It catches the audience attention for a movie cover but that never shows in the movie. What was the purpose of that over picture. The crime story was okay but I don't know, it just kinda seemed a bit off. A young woman gets murdered but the twist was not even surprising at all. It wasn't even a wink to the audience. It was an okay movie but I really didn't expect to be what it was and it just didn't seem exciting to me. I enjoy crime movies but I don't think this was you'll like. Give it a chance and see what you think.
★ 3 / 10
It's Perfectly Stupid...
talentest
Whoever wrote this movie obviously didn't even pretend to bother making any of the law, crimes, police procedure, and the timeline of the murder itself make…
Whoever wrote this movie obviously didn't even pretend to bother making any of the law, crimes, police procedure, and the timeline of the murder itself make any sense as it just skips over anytime those instances pop up. It is impossible not to notice how the film skirts out the way of details or specifics or how things happen at every turn. Like...
1. THE ARRESTS: Twice people are arrested based on nothing other than a character in the movie points and says "that person did it, whatever it is.". No evidence is ever presented because none are ever collected. Just a girl says that someone had an argument with the dead girl and a Professor calls a detective to say only "I know who it is and I'm on my way to confront him."
2. THE SUPPOSED MURDER: The dead girl herself... How did she die exactly? How did they know it was murder? What was so concrete about Jordan's guilt that everyone the world over just knew she was guilty? Crucial elements essential in stories like these: the manner of death, the time of death, clues or evidence to indicate murder, and a crime scene are all non-existent.
...The only mention the movie makes of victim's manner of death is in one scene as disembodied speculation from gathered news media: "Police suspect foul play", "I heard she drowned" and "She was apparently drunk and decided to go swimming". And that is it.
...Yet somehow the police know immediately that it was murder and that Jordan did it. Why? Because they were roommates, the girl who was actually hanging out with the dead girl that night said that they had an argument, and Jordan attends a course in Criminology (same as the dead girl). Nothing else is offered for the audience to follow.
...I had to restart the movie 3 times because I kept thinking I was missing something, but nope... No evidence of any kind is presented, no mention of witnesses, cctv, no theories as to how or why she did it, no talk of a weapon, blood, prints, DNA, fibers, or clothing because the movie never tells us how she was "murdered" or why they even think it was murder, no definitive manner of death, and the detectives even say that they can't think of a motive for her to have done it.
...But it's enough that she is formally charged and everybody except one person in the movie is assured that she did it. And this one outlier is suddenly detested by others for even entertaining the possibility of her innocence.
3. THE PREPOSTEROUS ENDING... The contents of a yellow envelope that was first introduced near the start of the film but not opened until near the end of the film instantly informs the Professor as to the truth... It's the answer sheet to the midterms with a note saying it belonged to Jordan that was delivered before the start of the movie... that means Jordan really IS guilty of murder! ...OK?
...And the detectives already know now too because of some cyber forensics nonsense. So its just a race to see who can get to Jordan first, the police coming to arrest her or the CRIMINOLOGY teacher who insists on being first just cuz.
4. THE ATTACK: In hindsight is ridiculous. How could the killer have known that the victim would be doing her "walk of shame" at that time of night (instead of sleeping in till morning) and through the football field (to be prepared to kill the lights) and then why corner her high up on a stairway?
...If the girl did drown as suggested and that indeed was the killer's plan then why go through all of this trouble of having to lug her body down the stairs, back across the football field, and back over to the beach where she started to kill her there when she could've just done it there to begin with?
5. MISC... No actual detective work is done by detectives. Homicide detectives show up in response to an escaped home intruder. The innocent kid runs for no reason, then is arrested with no charges given. Jordan's sudden character shift into becoming a sultry villainess in the presence of her teacher after she believes she is free. Even the logistics of Jordan's ultimate plan isn't thought out in any way that makes her look smart or cunning.
This whole thing was just so, so stupid.
4.2/10
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