Shattered
Over the past few yr , most titillating thriller have faired ill among critics and audiences , the predominant reasons being the lack of a compelling plot line , misaligned elements , and the vomiting of image that have been done to expiry . Luis Prieto’sShattereddoes not seek to instill plausibility or ingenuity into its plot , ending up with an overly - long film that break down the core element of its genre in that it ’s neither titillating or thrilling . Shatteredis a poorly - acted home invasion tarradiddle with laughably predictable twists , amping thorough thwarting in viewers by drag on to no end .
Shatteredopens with aloof wandering tech millionaire Chris Decker ( Cameron Monaghan ) , who has just undergone a divorcement and lives aside from his married woman and child , for reasons undisclosed . After his wife pep up him to move on , Chris encounters example Sky ( Lilly Krug ) during an after - hours grocery shopping outing , who does not require to give home and deal with her “ sick ” roomy . Chris offers Sky to fall home with him — which seems hugely out of role , as the film vehemently establishes how paranoid he is about home security and stranger in his space — and she accepts . The two hamper on a trivial layer , followed by a one - night stand before Sky impart the next morning . intrigue by her , Chris surprises Sky at work and ask her out on a date . However , there is fuss in paradise when a mugger shatter Chris ’ leg that same dark , while Sky is with him , and the latter directly take aim on the role of nurse / caretaker .
The fashion in which these events unravel make it distressingly obvious that Chris ’ injury was an orchestrated move by Sky , and that she harbour malevolent purpose from the get - go . Leaving no blank for enigma or intrigue , it is frustrating to watch over Chris get up to the reality of things in languid fashion , or make it at a logical ending as to why he would be so trusting of a complete unknown to the item he chip in her access to his home ’s protection codes . Perhaps the reason why both Chris and Sky ’s actions seem so unbelievable is the utter deficiency of alchemy between the lead , and how the intensity of their dynamic is rushed and intensify without a whole institution to hang back on .
Apart from these two central character , there ’s Sky ’s landlord , played to uproarious effect by John Malkovich , who takes on the persona of a deviate with dubious intention . His character add much - needed levity to the plot . However , Malkovich ’s disorder mien is not nigh enough as the picture in which Chris is made aware of Sky ’s substantial intention unfolds in such a laughable , schlocky fashion thatShatterednever recovers from the blow .
Sky , as portrayed by an overdramatic Krug , comes off more like a impersonation of a killer with psychosexual exit , rick potentially torturous sequences of pitilessness and torture into laughably tough pastiche that rob the character of her delegacy . While Monaghan do well better in comparison , the playscript does not permit him to kick upstairs his performance above the room access of being almost convincing .
With nothing left to offer during its overly - longsighted third deed , Shatteredrelies on meretricious copper - outs and twists , which ultimately do nothing to honour viewers for invest up with a lackluster tale for so long . Perhaps the most disappointing expression of the film is the fact that its characters are not granted the saving grace to be invest with much meaning or depth . There are no reasons offered regarding why they act the way they do . As a result , pantomime dialogue , implausible reaction , and an ageless waterspout of poor narrative decisions leaveShatteredan empty eggshell of the erotic thriller it pretends to be .
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Shatteredreleased in select theater and is available on - demand as of January 14 , 2022 . The motion-picture show is 92 transactions farseeing and is rat R for violence , sexual content , nudity , blood line figure , and lyric throughout .
Shattered is a psychological thriller directed by Luis Prieto , starring Cameron Monaghan , Frank Grillo , and Sasha Luss . The story follow the disruptive kinship between a productive grass widow and a mysterious woman , lead to a sequence of life-threatening consequence . The moving-picture show delivers a tension - filled exploration of dissembling and survival .
Ronald (John Malkovich) in Shattered
