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Solace
2015 101 min United States of America R 16+
★5.2
Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Director: Afonso Poyart
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Description
A psychic doctor, John Clancy, works with an FBI special agent in search of a serial killer.
Worldwide:
$22.59M
Starring
Anthony Hopkins
Actor
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Actor
Abbie Cornish
Actor
Awards
1 win total
Key opinion
Solace is generally regarded as an entertaining, albeit formulaic, B-movie thriller that suffers from its inevitable comparisons to superior genre staples like Se7en. While critics find the narrative derivative and lacking in cleverness, the committed performances from its A-list cast elevate the material beyond its B-grade aspirations.
| Acting | The A-list cast, including Hopkins, Farrell, and Morgan, deliver strong performances that ground the film's questionable material. | |
| Originality | The narrative feels derivative and overly familiar, frequently echoing the tropes of better thriller predecessors. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay lacks the wit and cleverness required to elevate the film beyond a standard, routine genre exercise. | |
| Pacing | Disagreement persists over the film's quality: some viewers find it an engaging, overlooked B-movie, while others view it as a disappointing, unremarkable project. |