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dark gripping thriller, fast paced well balanced story, great performances but underwhelming ending
==There is mention of the ending in this review ==
Considering I binge watched it in less than 2 days, as a thriller it was captivating with great pacing and a plot full of suspense.
under the helm of a skilled director and cinematographer, and with near perfect performance by the main lead's, and above all a fast paced thriller with an original plot like this one, I was definitely enjoying every moment.
although I cannot deny I couldn't always bring myself to relate to the FL's choices and most of the time the extent to which she was blinded by the gold to the point she would throw her own safety as well as that of the people she cared for out the window somehow felt frustrating, and her choices when it came to who to trust and who to be wary of was based on emotions above all else, which portrayed her as a naive and gullible individual, who survived all the shenanigans caused by the heist almost all due to sheer luck and a sussy partner in crime.
The story as I said above was very original and as a thriller was well woven with an excellent pacing and enough cliffhanger and twists to keep the viewer at the edge of their seats, but what makes me give the story a lower rating was the ending. to be totally honest, I was enjoying the script in the last couple of episodes before the finale particularly because I felt it was sending the right message about "the price of greed", we came to learn about her background and upbringing, as well as her parents' backstory ; how gambling addiction and greed caused them to make poor choices which in turn made their and their daughter's life more difficult.
All of this especially the lead up at the first half of the finale, made me convinced that a rather bleak and realistic ending which involved some type of incarceration/death or at the very least a hard lesson learnt, would be most appropriate. the more she fell deeper and deeper further into the hellish hole she dug in order to secure the gold, the more I was satisfied that the story will sure be made to show how she was made to pay a heavy price for her greed, but instead of that, the ending felt rather sudden, overly simplistic, and overall off-point in light of all that came up to that point. maybe the writers were focused on creating a possibility of a sequel, but I felt like it made more sense that she would fail, die/ kill herself or have to suffer a hefty price. the story ending on such an unusually happy note felt jarring as well as rushed.
other than the underwhelmingly positive-note ending, no doubt it was a drama that I enjoyed, the thriller, action, mystery as well as the characters and the solid performances are all worthy of commendation.
Considering I binge watched it in less than 2 days, as a thriller it was captivating with great pacing and a plot full of suspense.
under the helm of a skilled director and cinematographer, and with near perfect performance by the main lead's, and above all a fast paced thriller with an original plot like this one, I was definitely enjoying every moment.
although I cannot deny I couldn't always bring myself to relate to the FL's choices and most of the time the extent to which she was blinded by the gold to the point she would throw her own safety as well as that of the people she cared for out the window somehow felt frustrating, and her choices when it came to who to trust and who to be wary of was based on emotions above all else, which portrayed her as a naive and gullible individual, who survived all the shenanigans caused by the heist almost all due to sheer luck and a sussy partner in crime.
The story as I said above was very original and as a thriller was well woven with an excellent pacing and enough cliffhanger and twists to keep the viewer at the edge of their seats, but what makes me give the story a lower rating was the ending. to be totally honest, I was enjoying the script in the last couple of episodes before the finale particularly because I felt it was sending the right message about "the price of greed", we came to learn about her background and upbringing, as well as her parents' backstory ; how gambling addiction and greed caused them to make poor choices which in turn made their and their daughter's life more difficult.
All of this especially the lead up at the first half of the finale, made me convinced that a rather bleak and realistic ending which involved some type of incarceration/death or at the very least a hard lesson learnt, would be most appropriate. the more she fell deeper and deeper further into the hellish hole she dug in order to secure the gold, the more I was satisfied that the story will sure be made to show how she was made to pay a heavy price for her greed, but instead of that, the ending felt rather sudden, overly simplistic, and overall off-point in light of all that came up to that point. maybe the writers were focused on creating a possibility of a sequel, but I felt like it made more sense that she would fail, die/ kill herself or have to suffer a hefty price. the story ending on such an unusually happy note felt jarring as well as rushed.
other than the underwhelmingly positive-note ending, no doubt it was a drama that I enjoyed, the thriller, action, mystery as well as the characters and the solid performances are all worthy of commendation.
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