In addition to the predictability of the film, there are a couple of scenes that feel derivative of better thrillers. It's not exactly edge-of-your-seat material unless, of course, you’re new to the genre. Still, the pacing of the film is good and it feels polished, as a Sony picture should. Michael Kenneth Williams (who played bad guys in “The Wire” and “Boardwalk Empire”) plays detective Roland White but is underutilized. While she does a credible job of transitioning from innocent young woman to seductress, her further morphing into psycho-stalker, Carrie-like destroyer is more laughable than believable. Sinclair does a good job as a seductress, but much of her acting is confined to looking goo-goo-eyed at Morris Chestnut. The penultimate scene, driven by the saintly mother-to-be Hall determined to save her baby from the evil woman (see menu above), felt abrupt, leaving Hall little time to make us feel her emotion. Hall’s character could have been much fuller which would have given her and the film more depth.
Chestnut and Hall work well together, although Hall as a high-powered chef isn’t very believable. What’s good about the film is the acting - for the most part.
Nor does the score, which cues the predictable suspenseful moments. The film takes place in New Orleans, with some beautiful opening shots of the landscape, but unfortunately the city is never used to add uniqueness to the well-worn plot.
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