Out of the Blue (2022)

Out of the Blue (2022) is an erotic drama/romance. Wow! That was long. Very long! Not sure it’s a movie; it looks like a shabby TV movie. Diane Kruger, who is an extraordinary, multilingual actress, regularly squanders her potential. Either she appears very little in good films, or she appears a lot in very bad films. Rarely do I see her in between, and I think it’s such a shame, downright tragic, in fact. I’m not talking about the other actors; they’re all pathetic. Here, everything falls apart! The film is slow, long and, I might add, flabby, which is the last straw for a sultry thriller! It’s more like a French romance.

That’s it, in fact: all the way through, I felt like I was watching the worst kind of French film. When I think that Diane is equally at home in German, American and French films… I think she must have lost her way by juggling too much. So… NO! This film won’t be the new Basic Instinct. What’s more, even Basic Instinct 2 was better than this nameless piece of crap. This film will not be a new Fatal Attraction. This film is as bad as The Voyeurs was good. And since it’s once again a young man who falls in love with an older woman, I can add that this film won’t be a new “Notes on a Scandal” either; it doesn’t even come close.

I can keep having fun comparing, but the fact is, while I was writing this review, this movie cost me a few more minutes. Oh yes: the film’s dialogue I could have written too, but only on my uninspired days. PS: I’ve just written this review, even though I haven’t finished and still have to watch 40 minutes, which is clearly going to be an ordeal. The color is announced; I do not expect a reversal of situation. I’m not expecting a sudden change of pace or a sudden flash of genius because for this film to have been genius, it would have had to be a parody and not take itself so seriously. I just expect it to get worse and worse. I think I’ll even watch Basic Instinct 2 again, so I can forget all about this filth.

PPS: Big surprise! The ending is pretty great. But an hour and forty-two minutes of boredom for two minutes of happiness… it’s still a film that deserves some negative stars!!!!