Unfortunately, given that the thriller plot kicks in for the latter half of the
film, which employs such things as cracked security systems, hacked computers, tampered drinks, hidden cameras, women in cages, car chases, and criminal
frame jobs, the upper hand is completely lost to cheesy mainstream
suspense gimmickry that is both wearisome and distasteful considering the thematic material presented.
There's also some cinematic auteurism, borrowing well from
film directors Michael Antonioni and Michael Haneke, each who employed several minute - long single
frame shots to evoke somberness and slowly heightening
suspense.