I'm sure you've read about the vast twisting of this plot. Many have suggested there are too many.
It will be a matter of taste, but for me, if you spin the story around so much in the first 50 mins, I am expecting the story to twist. Thus the final 40 mins become too obvious.
There is some solace in calculating how the scam profits the scammers. But the double crossing that occurs is far too obvious from the half way point.
##(General twist spoiler, (no plot given away, just whole twist basis)) Mind you, I should have listened to Brian Conleys first words, which were probably "I trust nobody" (Which seems to pop up in every other line). If you assume everyone is lying then there are no twists.##
As far as the cast go. John Hannah is good. Famke Janssen can turn from sweetness to bitter as the script demands and Eddie Izzard... poor old Eddie. A genius on the stage, but what is he supposed to do in a film? You wrongly expect Eddie genius on the screen, never gonna happen, unless he does "Goooooooood morning, Royal Variety Show" or something.
It will be a matter of taste, but for me, if you spin the story around so much in the first 50 mins, I am expecting the story to twist. Thus the final 40 mins become too obvious.
There is some solace in calculating how the scam profits the scammers. But the double crossing that occurs is far too obvious from the half way point.
##(General twist spoiler, (no plot given away, just whole twist basis)) Mind you, I should have listened to Brian Conleys first words, which were probably "I trust nobody" (Which seems to pop up in every other line). If you assume everyone is lying then there are no twists.##
As far as the cast go. John Hannah is good. Famke Janssen can turn from sweetness to bitter as the script demands and Eddie Izzard... poor old Eddie. A genius on the stage, but what is he supposed to do in a film? You wrongly expect Eddie genius on the screen, never gonna happen, unless he does "Goooooooood morning, Royal Variety Show" or something.