By Robert Scucci
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If you ever hear bumps in the night while staying in a shabby motel out of the highway, it is probably in your interest not to order Glass On demand because it will ruin your night for several reasons. The first reason is that the idea that someone looks at you through a one -way mirror during your most private moments is enough to crawl your skin. I do not know for you, but when I order a suicidal quantity to take because I am on the road without stopping all day, I do not want to take into account the shame of someone who looks at me to gorge without any Southern park On the cable.
Secondly, Glass is not a very good film despite the fact that Nicolas cageA God among men, does his best with what he has given.
Looking for a new start
After the death of their child, Ray (Nicolas Cage) and Maggie (Robin Tunney) do what any mourning couple would do in their situation: they buy a dilapidated Motel of Craigslist. The original owner of the Motel, Ben, disappears without trace, which suspects, but Ray puts his best foot forward, immediately sets out to work in the process of putting himself in place and begins various renovation projects to pack the place. Ray has his first meeting with Tommy (Ernie Lively), a lonely trucker who frequents the motel – he particularly likes room n ° 10 – in the company of prostitutes before recovering on the road.
Meanwhile, a persistent assistant sheriff named Howard (Marc Bluas) begins to make his presence known GlassAs well as the fact that he is looking for Ben, who left in a hurry before Ray’s arrival. Susposed by the nose of the sheriff and the summary behavior of the attendants of the service station on the other side of the street which look each of his movements, Ray begins to spy on, finally discovering a secret tunnel which leads to a one-way mirror which looks directly in room n ° 10.
Do you see what I see?
Salle n ° 10, now occupied by a woman known as Cassie The Strawberry Blonde (Kassia Conway) and her BDSM lover in room n ° 6, Jessica (Jacque Gray), is observed by Ray through the glass with a unique air, and he knows that he should not spy on his guests but cannot seem to see him. The questions degenerate when Howard informs Ray of a woman named Crissy, who was murdered shortly before buying the motel, suggesting that Ben was in one way or another. I do not know who to trust, Ray puts his walls, which fractures his relationship with MaggieWho wonders where he walks every night.
A thriller without sensations
Glass has the potential to be an effective thriller, but it is too linear and out of the opening to stick the landing. The biggest problem I have with this film is that all those who act suspect East Suspite – in fact, in fact, that even if the film does a decent job hiding its main antagonist, you can almost reduce it to a few people because of the way everyone behaves. As I reached the revelation of the third act, I did not experience a revelation altering the mind, but I rather thought: “Oh yeah, that makes sense”, which does not make a good thriller.
However, I can’t really blame the actors for working with the script presented to them, like their performances Glass are solid all around. Located in a small motel in the highway desert somewhere between California and Las Vegas, it is easy to believe that performance because living in the middle of nowhere does not leave you much to do, which makes your imagination are unleashed, which leads to a sound paranoia – especially if there is an active investigation of murder to consider.
At the end of the day, Glass fall into the Thriller-Lite category, because it generates suspense at the expected moments, but the whole thing is so unidimensional that you will not be seated at the edge of your seat for a long time.
To date, you can broadcast Glass free on Tubi.
