Film Review – Return to Sender

After watching Rosamund Pike portray a scheming, murderous psychopath in last year’s “Gone Girl,” it’s a little strange to see the actress attempt a variation on the role in “Return to Sender.” As exploitation goes, the picture doesn’t add up to much, delaying the inevitable for so long, it doesn’t really matter much to the movie when violence finally arrives. Rocking back and forth between sensitivity and cheap thrills, “Return to Sender” is kept alive by Pike’s performance, which strives to make the character arc meaningful while director Fouad Mikati (responsible for the cringe-worthy misfire, “Operation: Endgame”) fumbles the essentials in suspense. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com