The premise is very good: a mashup of romcom and noirish thriller in the vein of Notting Hill meets Double Indemnity. It should provide all sorts of setups for dark comedy and the means to upend both genres. Unfortunately this movie skews too far in the direction of romcom. There's a funny prelude in which Glen Powell showcases his comedic chops under the guise of various personas. After that the the movie becomes an extended one-note joke in which the gag is simply that it's a romcom with horrible people as the protagonists. The idea wears out its welcome long before the movie ends and otherwise not a whole lot happens.

Just before this was released, the press and social media were awash with reports of 'Hollywood finding it's new lead man in Glen Powell' in this rotten tomatoes critical 'smash hit comedy' that was one of the 'best films of the year so far'

I believed the hype.

What I got was an overly long film that, shockingly considering it's promising opening act, was really devoid of any fun. Sure Powell is OK, but he completely implausibly goes from mild mannered college teacher to actor extraordinare using his range of disguises and accents to convince people he's a serial killer.

I also like the Superman like 'oh he's so hot now he's taken his glasses off' transformation.

It's just all so lazy, unbelievable and bland.

Anyway. It's not terrible, it's mildly entertaining but definitely undeserving of it's praise.

It is a good movie for a lazy Saturday evening, entertaining enough to keep your attention throughout and go to bed with a half-smiled satisfaction. Nothing less, nothing more. A lukewarm experience.

It's even, consistent, but never warms up to 30 C degrees or over. I guess that was intentional given the real life implications of the story. It might have been more exciting at times, even frantic in certain scenes, but it wasn't. What a pity.

From a movie making point of view, it is almost impeccable. Good direction, simple but effective camerawork, good score and editing, and most of all, superb acting makes it a good and quite joyful watch.

If you look for a light entertainment, there you go. You can leave your brains at home. No worries.