Unhinged (2020) Review 

This film was actually one of the first that hit cinemas after the lockdown and now over a month later I have had a chance to watch Unhinged and here is my review for it. The premise of the film sees a man target a woman after coming across her on an intersection. 

Main Character

Russell Crowe plays the main character here and I thought he was very good here. It is a very physical performance, his body language tells a story in itself and you see this man become more and more unstable as the film progresses. He maybe grunts a bit too much but his intensity adds so much to the film and he is easily the best thing here. 

Supporting Characters

Caren Pistorious plays the woman he is after and I thought she did a pretty decent job in her role. Even though at times she is pretty rude, you do successfully feel sorry for her and don't want to see Crowe do these terrible things to her. I also thought the actor who played her son did a good job too and I actually bought into their dynamic and thought it worked well. But everybody else in the film didn't do much for me, they were just there and added very little or nothing at all 

Story

The story is intense and the best thing I will say about it is that it never really stops moving, it moves at a really fast paced and you can't really take a minute away and am excited by what Crowe's character is going to do next. But this film doesn't really work in what it wants to achieve, the poster itself says that Crowe's character could happen to anybody and that is just absurd. Something happens at the beginning of the film and it sets Crowe away from your average person and also this film is just really illogical and stupid at times. 

Script

The script only works because of Crowe and Pistorious, the dialogue is pretty bad but their performances work and actually it rises the script up a bit. But as I mentioned above the film is illogical and just plain stupid. It makes some of the characters seem like idiots and avoid doing certain things just to keep the plot running. 

Style

The style of the film builds its tension well, you are just waiting for what Crowe is going to do next and what situation the characters are going to be put into next. There are some good action scenes too that will keep you invested. The film is short, clocking in under 90 mins but for a film like this that works and anything longer would have made it feel like more of a drag. But you're watching this film thinking it is some sort of add against road rage like it was designed specifically for that and let's face it the fact that certain things don't happen like the police getting involved earlier is just absurd and does take you out of the film. 

Overall

Overall, I actually had quite a fun time with this film. If you want to spend a little bit of time time turning your mind off and watch a gripping film then you could do worse then Unhinged. But this one isn't going to be particularly memorable and only really a one time watch. 

Rating - 6/10