Despite the clever domino effect of actions and the perfect pace of plot and editing, the emotional journey is not unlike arbitrarily rooting for a sports team based on their colors or mascot.
Interestingly, the lovers shared no screen time together, making it almost impossible to invest in their affair. The underdeveloped characters amounts to lack of real stakes for the viewer. The most interesting subplot involving a compulsive liar and thief and his reluctant partner in crime culminates to nothing more than a simple resolve that tidily wraps up the respective crimes. Ultimately, it’s engaging without being riveting, and dramatic without being moving.
