Watching SOLACE, you feel like you're taking part in a WALKING DEAD cast reunion, with seemingly half the actors from that show turning up at one point or another. The lead is none other than Negan himself, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, playing an FBI agent on the trail of a serial killer whose method is to alleviate the lives of those living in pain. In a plot that feels more than a little copied from SILENCE OF THE LAMBS - albeit with a supernatural twist - he calls in retired psychic Anthony Hopkins to help him out. What follows is occasionally shocking but more often than not predictable, as Hopkins uses his super-senses to close in on the enemy who is always one step ahead. Colin Farrell eventually shows up as the villain in an underwhelming performance, and there's an occasional surprise twist that works well. However, SOLACE is spoilt by the breakdown of the story in the last third, with things descending into 'mannequin challenge' style special effects and even a little MATRIX-style 'bullet time'. I found this rather disappointing given the careful set-up of all that came previously.
Review of Solace
