Review of The Mercy (2018) by Berik — 12 Aug 2019

A movie about a fool, a coward and a cheat. When a man makes a unrealistic promise, digging a hole for himself, he sets himself up for failure. And that's just the plot...

I can't relate to a man that almost gambled his own business and house away, especially if his wife and children depend on it to live. Next to that, I think the movie actually intensifies his failure with questionable production and writing choices. Colin Firth has the same expression on his face during 90% of the movie, and it doesn't match events that happen right under his nose (seeing whales and a school of dolphins). Some very strange scenes in the final act confuse the viewer as to what is actually going on, and it leaves a very unsatisfying taste. This is the kind of story you show off in a documentary, and not a movie. No matter how fast the lie, the truth will always come out. It's a bad movie, and I give it a 4/10.