Unhinged Review – Here’s Your Courtesy Tap
Unhinged
Director: Derrick Borte
9
Unhinged is fast, action-filled, and guaranteed to play with your emotions.
Who Are The Characters in Unhinged?
Unhinged centers around 2 main characters, Rachel and “the man”. Rachel, played by Caren Pistorius, is a mother who is struggling financially. She is also going through a divorce, and her thoughts are a little bit scattered. Regardless of what she has going on, she cares for her son more than anything. “The Man”, played by Russel Crowe, is someone going through a presumably tough time. Very little is known about this character, but he plays a major role.
Unhinged Review
Wow. Unhinged is one of the most intense, emotional thrillers that I have watched. It starts fast and doesn’t really slow down. The constant action and high tension make for an entertaining movie. It does cross the line a few times, and it will shock you with the degree of violence.
The plot is short and simple. Man doesn’t go at a green light, woman honks at man, man gets angry, man chases woman in a truck. Common sense right? Obviously, it has a little bit more to it than that, but the plot is very simple and easy to follow. It leaves room for you to pay attention to the events as they happen, instead of trying to connect pieces together.
It is very captivating although a little bit much at times. The level of violence surprised me in this one, and the intensity never really breathes. Most of the time, we see a movie go up and then maybe some comedic relief or something to release the tension. That moment doesn’t ever come down. I really loved that this was only an hour and a half because I think it would have been an awful movie had it been slower and longer.
The camera angles are huge in this movie, shifting between vehicles and different scenes. It is pretty darn good camera work, and it really adds to the movie. The cinematography makes you feel like you are reliving these events instead of just watching them.
The only downside with this movie is the fact that it moves so fast that we blow past any sort of development. We know very little about our characters before the events of the movie, and we learn very little as the movie goes on. There are little pieces and hints along the way, but we don’t even know our villain’s name. The characters are a lot more complex in comparison to the plot, and I really would have liked to get a little bit more development into both our main characters, past my own suspicions or theories.
I really enjoyed this one. It’s fast, action-filled, and guaranteed to play with your emotions. The intensity doesn’t let you breathe from the open, and it keeps you on the edge of your seat. The 2020 blockbuster scratched an action itch I didn’t know I had, and I’d recommend checking it out while it’s on Netflix!