Peacock

With such a nice premise and such a great cast, Lander could have tried to make something more ambitious. Cillian Murphy is very convincing as a madman, it’s a pity that the script forces him to do something uninteresting. Peacock is a small dose of depression and paranoia that can be rated negatively only with regards to the high expectations. (2010.04.16)

I only found out about the film recently and after watching the trailer I was full of excitement because it looked like a pretty decent thriller with a great cast. But that enthusiasm was not completely fulfilled when watching it. I don't have a single complaint about the cast because the choice was great. Genre-wise, it is a thriller, although not as "dark and heavy" as I originally thought. Cillian Murphy gave a superb performance here, and Ellen Page faithfully seconded him. Susan Sarandon, who only made a couple of appearances, didn't disappoint either. In many films I find that the beginning is drawn-out, but here I wish they had stretched it out a bit. The ending was conceived in a certain distinctive way and I may not have fully understood its meaning, but that is not a bad thing for me (at least I will have something to think about, and I like that). (2010.04.14)

I was honestly "enticed" by the trailer and the cast, so expectations were high. It's a fact that Peacock has a pretty decent (albeit rather unpleasant) atmosphere in places – especially when portraying the psyche of the main character/"heroine". The acting is indeed very appealing, the subject matter is quite original, the script is on a decent level, the directing is good, but I just didn't get what I was expecting, plus the potential that Peacock has (had) remained untapped many times over... A little more mystery to give the film a mystery thriller flavor would have worked much better in my opinion... As it is, it's "just" a decent intimate psychological drama. 70% (2010.04.22)