Review of Colonia (2016) by Jeff B — 17 Oct 2016

OK, I understand that this is based on an actual event, but I didn't find this rendering adding anything to one's understanding nor did it have any aesthetic appeal. Not a fan of Ms. Watson. As yet, she has not developed much depth and breadth of character and feeling to convey more complex characters or those outside Harry Potter fair.

I found the film to be somewhat cliche, in the sense that based in past similar films, the viewer was aware of what was coming and the conclusion: cult perversion and corruption to the core and eventual escape by the protagonists. Nothing new here.

I was rather nonplussed, so much so that I found myself leaping ahead to the end later in the film to gain back some time and to confirm an anticipated conclusion. Ho hum at best. No need to waste your time.