Kwa-kwa It all starts out quite corny, and even a bit like a Scandinavian detective. There's kidnapping, there's a search for the kidnapper. This is where the platitudes end and the cups begin to fly. And then you definitely will not be bored, and as a good thriller should be, the tension will not keep you waiting. Strong enough that the film did not seem stretched and stoked interest in each next turn.
However, especially unexpected turns for the sophisticated viewer in the film was not as much as expected, well, perhaps only one. And the director focuses more on the idea as a whole than on plot twists like “the killer is a gardener, or maybe not a gardener, maybe it’s his twin brother at all.” But is that a minus?
What's the plus? Work of director and operator. It looks strange in places, but organically. The main thing is that it attracts attention, already well, especially for a novice director and no less a novice screenwriter.
Soundtracks. At times it seemed that they were too dramatic for the moment, nevertheless pleasant for the ears.
Owen Teague and Libe Barer played well. The disgust for Owen’s character (so long as he doesn’t get stuck in the role of an eternally strange teenager) and Libe’s sympathy, as the director intended, happened. Unlike the absolutely stone son Helen Hunt and John Tenney. The latter, by the way, although they were one of the central characters, the impression did not produce much, as if they were not there.
Well, my weakness - stylish
colors and the picture as a whole was very pleased. The atmosphere is very important and can pull even a very bad movie. Fortunately, “In a quiet pool” is not such and certainly recommended for viewing.
7 out of 10 Original