Review of Emelie (2016) by Filipe P — 13 Aug 2016

I've seen several critics' reviews stating that Emelie was gaining the kids' trust in the first 1/3 of the movie. Why? She destroys it in the second. What's the point of 2/3 of the movie aside from wasting time? It was well acted and I was genuinely uncomfortable at times but that's a gigantic plot hole.

She could've just drugged them five minutes after she arrived, kidnapped her "cubby" and been gone before the parents were done with the appetizer. Sure, that wouldn't have made for a very interesting movie but at least it would've been believable.

I'd like to see this ensemble with a different script.