Solace

Year of release : 2015

 

Run time : 1h41min

 

Genre : Thriller / Mystery

 

Cast : Anthony Hopkins, Colin Farrell, Abbie Cornish, Jeffrey Dean Morgan

 

 

FBI agent Joe Merriweather and his partner, criminal psychologist, Katherine Cowles, investigate a series of murders which seem to be related.

Joe decides to seek the help of his longtime friend, psychic doctor John Clancy, although Katherine is against it.

Although at first refuses, Clancy accepts helping him, as he looks through the files Katherine left him.

 

Clancy lost his daughter two years before to leukemia and ever since he became a loner, giving up his medical practice, and separating from his wife. He can see someone's entire life if the person touches him, and that's how he knows even their deepest secrets.

When Katherine touches him he knows something bad is going to happen to her, and when Joe touches him, he sees him dying in pain from a terminal disease.

 

He discovers the killings are related, they are the work of the same man who thinks he's doing these people a favor killing them before their disease kicks in, as they all had terminal diseases.

 

The serial killer has the same gift as Clancy, and he can see the pain and torture these people go through once he touches them,and he thinks he helps them by killing them before the pain takes over their body,rescuing them from the despair. He k1lls them by inserting a sharp needle at the back of their neck, when they’re not aware of it, dying instantly and painlessly.

He can also see the future, knowing every step the police is taking, exactly when and where they’re going to be.

 

I personally liked this movie, it’s beautifully done, it pulls you in with the visuals, as it feels you’re in the mind of the characters, like when reading a book.

It has beautiful colors, it looks polished. I liked how it was filmed, the angles…sometimes the characters are filmed through mirrors.

Clancy’s mind is full of memories of his daughter, and then the things involving the case, from present to the future, Katherine’s death, Joe’s struggle, and the serial k1ller.

The visual effects are good. They reminded me of the music videos of the late ‘90’s early 2000’s.

The acting was good.

I liked the soundtrack which merged perfectly with the movie, especially with the scenes which showed Clancy seeing the people he touched lives.

The movie received negative reviews from the audiences and critics alike, with scores under 45%.

The box office was almost 22 million dollars and a half. 

Viewer discretion is advised, as the movie contains nudity and sex scenes.

 

Rating : Worth a watch !