Starring: Alexandra Roache, Tuppence Middleton, Kerry Fox
Following a large gas explosion, a young woman (Roache) regains consciousness disfigured and with amnesia. Settling into a new life with a Fox) a guardian (Fox), the young woman happens upon some information hat makes her question her true self and how she ended up with amnesia.
A brain-twisting thriller, for every area that Trap For Cinderella succeeds, it also fails. Iain Softley has a competent eye for visuals and a sense for atmospherics, especially claustrophobia. The story also has some interesting elements and ideas (especially the notion of building a backstory through the reading of a diary). However, when the film introduces a sapphic angle the film falls towards some hackneyed convolution and complication. The film definitely seems to have a fixation with Tuppence Middleton's breasts as the film tries to be sexy and never really succeeds. The film also further complicates itself by introducing a new character late in the story who seems to serve as nothing more than a convenient role just for the final revelation. The film has its share of intrigue but seems to fail at realising that strong thrillers don't necessarily rely on complicated plots.
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