Review of The Crimson Rivers (2000) by Armand M — 31 Jan 2010
A thriller set in a horror-fitting scenery.
Mine is a critique focused on plot choices.
Its setting is wonderful and could have been spent for a subtle and psychological horror film of Lovecraftian memories. Instead, the screenplay chose to stir up a (not so old) mix: thriller investigation in a weird environment. Together with the leading detective, you are driven to the conclusion that there is something wrong with all the town. Sadly, in the end you discover that yes, some of the horrible facts happened led to the criminal acts you are witnessing, but the plot solves itself in the history of a personal vengeance with the humdrum twin-story device.
It could have been better to be driven towards a serial-killer trap only to discover in the end that, apart from serial killers, there was a monstrous and weird mechanism that even the protagonist cannot overcome.
This review of The Crimson Rivers (2000) was written by Armand M on 31 Jan 2010.
The Crimson Rivers has generally received positive reviews.
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