isaacthe Review of The Girl in the Fog

The Girl in the Fog (2017)

For the guy who couldn't figure out the ending..

[7/10 · 4 September 2020]

Yes the teacher was the murderer AND the psychiatrist was a murderer. Only related in the fact the teacher was copying the psychiatrist, or "The Fog Man", to make it seem like him. It was only a fantastic Coincidence (and kind of tacky) that the real retired Fog man happened to also live in that town. The teacher was broke. Saw how the Romeo guy recieved tons of money for being hounded by the media and wrongly accused, and decided that's how he was going to solve his money issues. But here's where the script loses my respect. That was the entire motive. Being broke. And they HAD other options. Move somewhere his wife could get a job. Get a smaller house, cause they had a beautiful one. Nope. Just murder a girl and go through the most elaborate scheme possible. Robbing a bank would take less effort and endurance than his plan. Why not let the girl be in on it? Pay her some of the money, then let her come out of hiding saying she doesn't remember what happened to her. There was no reason to actually kill her. Especially when he has a daughter the same age. Money problems is not a strong enough motive to kill an innocent girl the same age as your daughter. So that was weak. And the fog man reveal was just like... really? All the towns in this country, he just happened to be that psychiatrist. Just so you could show the viewers there was a real fog man the teacher was trying to make his murder look like. Flimsy. The atmosphere was great. Lot of great acting from the whole cast, even side characters. The production value was top notch. It all just came down to the writing, which had plenty done right. But at the core, the main hits weren't justifiable. The motives weren't strong enough. Think harder next time mr. writer. Say the motives out loud to yourself. "Totally average teacher, goes through weeks of planning, months of his life being ripped apart, crosses the moral line to murder an innocent girl,..... so he can make some money." Yup. Sounds solid to me. Alright I'm done.