This film opens with protagonist Beth getting a taxi to where she is to spend a weekend with her friend Kate in Split, Croatia. That evening Kate suggests that they have a night out and have some fun as Beth is going through a stale patch in her marriage. Against her better judgement Beth goes to a club with her. Here they meet a couple of young men. The next morning Beth wakes up more hungover than she expected to be and there is no sign of Kate. When she reports the disappearences to the police they don't seem particularly interested. With the help of her taxi driver, a Syrian refugee, she sets about trying to discover just what happened to her friend.
This might not be the most original film but it works well enough. It doesn't waste much time introducing the key characters before Kate disappears and the mystery begins. Beth's search for Kate inevitably includes plenty of clichés; initially disinterested police who later suspect her; an ally who may possibly be involved and a few red herrings... just about every character is suspected at some point! The ending is perhaps a twist too many but it didn't spoil my enjoyment of the film. The Croatian setting is very nice; I can imagine that the Split Tourist Board will be happy with how their city is depicted! The cast is solid; most obviously Leighton Meester who is rarely off screen as Beth. Overall this might not me a must see but if you want to pass ninety minutes watching a mystery in a nice location it fits the bill nicely.
This might not be the most original film but it works well enough. It doesn't waste much time introducing the key characters before Kate disappears and the mystery begins. Beth's search for Kate inevitably includes plenty of clichés; initially disinterested police who later suspect her; an ally who may possibly be involved and a few red herrings... just about every character is suspected at some point! The ending is perhaps a twist too many but it didn't spoil my enjoyment of the film. The Croatian setting is very nice; I can imagine that the Split Tourist Board will be happy with how their city is depicted! The cast is solid; most obviously Leighton Meester who is rarely off screen as Beth. Overall this might not me a must see but if you want to pass ninety minutes watching a mystery in a nice location it fits the bill nicely.