About the failure of this movie, it did not have right surroundings , atmosphere and actors among others. It's way too clean to be a thriller.The title did not set off audience's alarm, either. It could be a good thriller. Rosamund Pike did a decent performance as a psychopathic nurse. Without her involvement, this movie might be unwatchable. Good thrillers are about the senses of surroundings. Waiting for something terrible happened, then catastrophes followed. This one had little to do on that front. Graphic images are low tech for thrillers. They are supposed to bring scare moments to audiences. This movie should be redone in the future. I believe the contents were applicable and original. Lacking efforts weakened this supposedly good thriller.

I was enjoying the movie quite a bit to be honest. Even after the weird stuff with her letting him work on her house, I was like...this is going to be good! WRONG!!!! The scene with him on the gurney was a bust. There's blood on his wrist area and she said something that lead me to believe she cut off his hand. Then he looks under the blanket and I am assuming she cut off his manhood. Somewhere in all this she tells the guy that she killed her dads dog which was how she figured out how much poison she would need for him. Then when he tells her not to leave him to die she tells the guy "I let my mom die...." So by the end of it all, I really didn't care that she was raped because she seemed like a dang psycho who was waiting for something to set her off; I found myself kind of angry about it because it almost was written so one wouldn't feel bad for this woman having been raped. And when she was talking to her dad and the screen went black, I thought it was going to into a 1 month later kind of thing, but no it just ended. Boo!!

****************Spoiler Alert****************It's not as bad as most reviews that I read claim it to be. Rosamund Pike delivers an excellent misleading performance. The movie is not about revenge like many people seem to believe. It's more complex than that. The guy was a rapist, but she has always been a psychopath - there are hints scattered all over the movie, including the death of her first patient. - In his "misfortune" he picked the wrong victim, and she found in him the perfect lab mouse to practice with. The plot twist was not a last minute thing. It was hinted all over the movie. Rosamund's poker face performance distracts you from the obvious goal. Like a true psychopath.

I just stumbled on this movie while looking for something interesting to watch the other day. I really liked this movie. I think what really made this movie work was the performance put in by Rosamund Pike. She really pulled me into the storyline. I liked the way the movie kept us guessing as to what she was up to, or if she was up to anything at all. This woman is really a great actress. I thought she was amazing in "Gone Girl" as well. She has the sociopath character down pat. I honestly thought some of the other actors in this movie paled in comparison to Rosamund's performance, but all in all they did a decent job to keep the suspense going. I didn't even realize it was Nick Nolte who played her father until the end. Hard to believe Nick Nolte is that old now. Bottom line is that I think this is a very good drama/suspense movie with really good acting by the main character.