A psychiatrist (Reuten) leaves the US after a personal tragedy and starts again in Aberdeen where one of her patients, a young boy, says he can decide the future as shown in his many manic drawings.
This starts as a quite enjoyable thriller - is the boy shaping Reuten's future or merely foretelling it. About three quarters of the way through is shifts gears significantly resulting in a more detailed and lofty explanation of what has happened. This solution is well handled, but with all such twists and changes in plot, it really comes down to whether you are prepared to take that leap or not. On the whole, for me, I think, despite its pretentions, it was just about acceptable, I just felt the last quarter was a little bit hurried although frankly I'm still not 100% sure I've bought into it this. Interesting though.
This starts as a quite enjoyable thriller - is the boy shaping Reuten's future or merely foretelling it. About three quarters of the way through is shifts gears significantly resulting in a more detailed and lofty explanation of what has happened. This solution is well handled, but with all such twists and changes in plot, it really comes down to whether you are prepared to take that leap or not. On the whole, for me, I think, despite its pretentions, it was just about acceptable, I just felt the last quarter was a little bit hurried although frankly I'm still not 100% sure I've bought into it this. Interesting though.