Despite Radcliffe's committed portrayal, the film becomes muddled in the second half, meandering into flashbacks and hallucinations that don't
add much suspense.
Not exact matches
If you can
add an element of anticipation to build a little tension, anxiety or
suspense, you can hold the attention of an audience until you're ready to release your punch line with
much more impact.
The cues are clunky and don't
add much insight into the mind of our hero, and the sense of
suspense the original was known for (typically involving an explosive of some sort) is all but missing here, mostly due to the fact that the show insists on maintaining a zippy pace at all times.
And Douglas Pipes» vibrant musical score very
much adds to the film's
suspense.