Review of Child 44 (2015) by Brendan N — 26 Dec 2018
Tom Hardy is in fine form and the film has atmosphere, but the pacing is slow and the subplots outshine the central story. The villains are plentiful and they take away from the central villain who is murdering all the children.
The filmmakers should have focused on the core story and abandoned some of the subplots that consume the running time. There was a better film here and if you believe the backstory of the extra long running time, you might assume a directors version could be out there.
The film that was released was quite flawed and never attempts to answer the questions we have. I liked the acting and the overall story, but as a serial killer movie, this fails miserably. 26/12/2018.
This review of Child 44 (2015) was written by Brendan N on 26 December 2018.
Child 44 has generally received mixed reviews.
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