Racheengel - Ein eiskalter Plan (2010) - Predictable family drama in snowy landscapes - 2/10 (08/08/19)

Each time I give a German crime film a chance I end up regretting it because almost all of them are dull, predictable and slow-paced. Racheengel - Ein eiskalter Plan is no exception and the actual story unfolds so slowly that it's particularly hard to sit through the first thirty minutes of the movie.

The film then turns into a stereotypical family drama as the bad little sister comes haunting a cop who is investigating a murder case in a stylish hotel. The evil sister causes heated discussions between the cop and her husband, turns her daughter against her and easily seduces her colleague. Unexpectedly, the bad girl is also involved in the murder case. The moralizing lesson is to trust the ones you love and who are close to you and to fear the unknown. And to ignore contemporary German thrillers.

Acting performances are stiff, cinematography is dull and the plot is unclever. The only redeeming values are the wonderful winter landscapes and Katharina Wackernagel's stylish looks. Those aren't things that should even be mentioned when reviewing a so-called thriller that turns out being a snoozer.

If you like depressive family dramas, you can give this piece of boredom a try but anyone else should skip this exchangeable dragging pseudo-thriller.