Abby West (Tuppence Middleton) returns to her hometown of Niagara Falls after her mother's death. She and her sister Laure inherit the rundown family motel. Laure wants to sell it right away. Abby is dealing with a childhood trauma which is keeping her psychologically stunted. While on a family fishing trip downstream from the falls at the age of seven, she alone witnessed a possible kidnapping. After finding an old photograph, she decides to report it to the police.
This starts with a great premise. The mystery doesn't have enough twists and turns. It's doing a straight line investigation. It doesn't really excite as a mystery film. There is a late reveal twist which should be done earlier in the movie. They could always double back with another twist. It does a bit of paranoid thriller but the audience is not given much doubt about Abby's sanity or motives in the case until it's too late. It tries to be moody but when paired with Canadiana and Niagara Falls kitsch, the atmospheric falls apart. At the end of the day, this movie has some right ideas but it struggles to achieve lift-off.
This starts with a great premise. The mystery doesn't have enough twists and turns. It's doing a straight line investigation. It doesn't really excite as a mystery film. There is a late reveal twist which should be done earlier in the movie. They could always double back with another twist. It does a bit of paranoid thriller but the audience is not given much doubt about Abby's sanity or motives in the case until it's too late. It tries to be moody but when paired with Canadiana and Niagara Falls kitsch, the atmospheric falls apart. At the end of the day, this movie has some right ideas but it struggles to achieve lift-off.