Review of Unsane (2018) by Legitsalt — 03 Oct 2018

This movie is kind of oppressive and blunt with its themes and messages, showing old ideas in some of the most cliché, and uninspired ways, while not presenting anything new to the table. The movie doesn't help the problems it is addressing during its run, feeding into the stereotypes that it seems like it wants to end. The acting was quite the range in this piece, at times laughable, whilst at others being quite passable, and sometimes even good. The cinematography brought nothing new to the table, nor did any of the very generic score. Despite these gripes, I had a lot of fun watching the movie, it could be relatively suspenseful, if not predictable, whilst also being a comedy when all else fails. For some reason, Matt Damon is in this movie, although he doesn't give a great performance, nor does he feel like he couldn't have been some no-name actor, being that he was on screen for a total of about 1.5 minutes. The story is ridiculously silly, and I couldn't take anyone seriously by the time we had reached act III. Yet there is definitely some charm here.

I just don't really understand this movie, the director has proved his competentness before, and even the cast has shown that they have merit, yet they regurgitate this unintentionally funny movie. I do recommend this movie, as it is one of the better ones out there for you to sit down for 2.5 hours with your brain turned off. But, if you want to see an incisive take on the pharmaceutical industry or a takedown on society's mistreatment of the mentally disadvantaged, watch something else.