shimenpf Review of The Good Liar

The Good Liar (2019)

The movie is pretty good... until it goes crazy.

[6/10 · 22 December 2019]

The first half of the movie is quite engaging. The characters, what they do and their relationship with each other is pretty good. The goal of the protagonist, Roy, gets very clear as the story unfolds: to take money out of Betty. It follows the structure of a romantic movie, in which a flawed character meets someone special that slowly makes him change... then it goes all crazy. The third act is overcomplicated and the twist is completely unnecessary. Not only that, but it also lacks a prior set-up, so it feels like Betty's revelation comes out of nowhere, like made up. Some of the setups established earlier also lack a relevant set-up. For example, the Audi prowling around the house receives very little payoff in the end. It all turns too forced, and going down the more mainstream route would have been, in my opinion, the right route to go.