Rent Wander (2020)

Mediocre Thriller - Wander review by GI

A pyschological thriller that doesn't quite find itself. This is one of those narratives where the audience are constantly torn between did it happen or is it all in his mind. Aaron Eckhart plays Arthur, an ex cop now private eye but who is also a conspiracy theorist and mentally unstable. He's mired by grief due to a family trauma. He gets hired by a woman claiming her daughter was mysteriously killed in the small border town of Wander. The circumstances have a similarity to something in Arthur's past and so he sets off to investigate. Once there he uncovers a conspiracy that affects the entire population....or does he? Eckhart's detective is too far gone here to make the story interesting, he does more stumbling onto things than actually investigate and of course you're constantly being juggled between is it his delusion or actually happening with a fairly predictable denouement at the end. It's all a bit drab and uninteresting. Heather Graham lends support.

Conspiracy overload - Wander review by RD

Like many conspiracy theories, the more convoluted and wild they become, the more interest they generate. Except this film is on overload from the start.

I must admit to nodding off at intervals during this film, but I'm sure it didn't cause much loss of plot. It all seemed too weird without any saving overview. Everybody was under suspicion, but of what?

I'm still unsure of who was the arch enemy nor what was the ultimate goal. Not too bothered either.

Lame and over acted, avoid.

Good acting but hazy plot - Wander review by CD

This film has some great actors and acting but the plot is so hazy that it is difficult to get any real satisfaction from watching it. The balance between real and imagined is in doubt for much of the second half of the film and this becomes tiresome after a while. If you like films which slip between reality and unreality then "Angel Heart" (Mickey Rourke) or "Shutter Island" (Leonardo DiCaprio) are much better options. This film has an added Conspiracy theory angle but it adds little and unfortunately does not explain much of the plot.