A new film by M. Night Shyamalan, 'Trap', has been released on streaming platforms, in which the author lazily tries to reinvent the genre and play with twists.
According to the plot of the film 'Trap', caring father Cooper ( ) brings his beloved daughter Riley ( Ariel Joy Donahue ) to a concert by her favorite singer. Cooper did everything possible to make his daughter, who finished another grade with good grades, happy: bought expensive floor tickets, didn't refuse to buy souvenirs, solved problems with classmates, and generally behaved like a model parent. However, during the concert, all police and FBI forces began to converge on the arena. It turned out that the concert was a trap set by the feds to lure a maniac nicknamed the Butcher.
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By the end of summer, another iconic director of the 2000s managed to make his mark — . The very author who once gave us 'The Sixth Sense', 'The Village', 'Unbreakable', and 'The Visit'. True, the days when he churned out hits are long gone. Now Shyamalan seems mostly busy reinventing various genres and straining self-irony to get ahead of those who want to trample on his latest works. Then, apparently, he will be less vulnerable and can joke it off: 'That's what I intended!' Among these works is the recently released online film 'Trap', whose meager plot, revealed even at the trailer stage, makes no sense to retell.
The master of unexpected twists calls us to the cinema again to surprise us. But it's hard to be surprised or even show interest while watching the film 'Old'.
Open materialA lazy thriller about a father-maniac who now has to find ways out of the arena cordoned off by police without upsetting his daughter, who is unaware of her dear daddy's dark deeds. The premise of the story is certainly intriguing, but everything that follows causes at least bewilderment. The film seems deliberately made in a silly way. The police don't notice the maniac at point-blank range, he resolutely doesn't appear on cameras, the daughter sometimes suspects something but is mostly busy singing along to the trendy R'n'B playing from the stage. The pop diva's security seems to be staring at the wall, and the artist herself suddenly leaves the stage and starts investigating (!).
The acting is also unimpressive. Josh Hartnett has been appearing more often in comedic roles lately, so when he tries to portray Hannibal Lecter, it turns out terribly unnatural and sometimes just funny. As for the plot twists Shyamalan loves, there are plenty of them, starting from the moment Cooper shows his true face. But none of them are captivating. And the author, of course, saved the main twist for dessert. Although many claim in unison that there is none at all.
But one can understand them. This twist is so pale that it's easy to miss, especially after the fireworks of stupidities that happened in the prologue and denouement. In fairness, it should be noted that this is the most interesting and honestly played scene in the entire film. Again, thanks not to Hartnett (he undoubtedly tried very hard), but to the good actress Alison Pill, who also played the Butcher's unsuspecting wife. For her, it was a short but intense episode. Moreover, Shyamalan ultimately never decided whose side to take in his film, blurring all thoughts and possible messages as much as possible.
As a result, 'Trap' is to some extent indeed a trap, but for the viewer. They seem to want to see the old Shyamalan, but get a plot from old masala films. If that was the director's intention, it clearly succeeded.
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