Inheritance

Just awful.

The characters are paper-thin and, even on paper, their motivations don't make much sense.

A script that didn't think past the trailer.

A blithering botch job of a thriller that begs the question: "Come on, are you effing kidding me?" If this is an inheritance, leave us out of the will, please.

"Succession" ("Parasite" x "I Know What You Did Last Summer"/"Shallow Grave") = "Inheritance."

Roughly 20 minutes into Inheritance, I was hooked... Alas, Inheritance isn't 20 minutes long.

Director Vaughn Stein takes forever to get this movie on its feet, and the slower he goes, the more Collins stands out as inadequate as his lead.

Alas, in the third act Matthew Kennedy’s screenplay devolves into thriller-film cliches... and it cannot outrun the many improbabilities we’re asked to swallow to keep the yarn moving.

As entertaining as it can be, “Inheritance” never rises above its rather silly premise. It leaves too many questions unanswered, has too many head-scratching moments, and doesn’t quite muster the mystery or excitement it needs.

Still, the story as a whole never becomes that alluring and it leads to weak characterizations, shallow themes, and an ending that values shocking reveals and tiresome exposition.