Though lack of characterization makes for one of the film’s biggest weaknesses, the dialogue and acting are equally as horrifying. In conversations between Jake and Dani, so much emotion comes across as forced and fake. There will be times where Jake is supposedly flustered or sad, but the way he conveys “emotion” is cartoonish; it’s as if he was told to be sad and is trying to do is best interpretation of sadness – not genuinely conveying that emotion. Very few, if any scenes, spark a sense of believability when it comes to the film’s more serious sequences. These dialogue problems further emphasize the blandness of each character; when Jake is trying to convey anger, it comes across like fake anger.

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