Inheritance - Movie Review

‘Inheritance’ is the story of Maya (Phoebe Dynevor) who comes to know that her father Sam (Rhys Ifans) was involved in spying and the plot delves into espionage and political drama. When Maya is introduced to this fact she is faced with untold deceptions that alter her vision of her family and herself. The overall mood of the film is rather tense, and suspense becomes its key priority Throughout the movie, the theme of trust and truth intertwines. It examines the ethical issues of spying and destructiveness on the family relationships, thus positioning characters before cold realities.

Phoebe Dynevor does a great job, she makes a credible transformation from a naïve daughter to an active seeker of truth. Rhys Ifans acts as Sam; it gives a complexity to the character who is hiding some of his own truths, which form the plot’s progression. Though the roles of José Álvarez and John Garet Stoker, the main characters are surrounded by an admissible environment. Burger does a good job in delivering a story that will keep the viewers on the edge of their seats as well as being well-plotted. His direction focuses on the character struggles in a conspiracy film and gives it a depth that is absent in most similar films.

The music in the movie suits the action-packed scenes as well as the dramatic scenes, making the overall movie experience better. The music is used throughout the drama, some high tones are used to build suspense while the music at certain points recedes to slower rhythm to accommodate for necessary brief transitional periods. This is intensified by shadows and light that give a feeling of secretiveness and discovery.

Production design reveals the themes inherent to the theme with set structures that have elements of realism about them but also an air of mystery. This is where themes of homecomfort and darknesscovert operations come into play to add to the richness of the visuals.

Concurrently, the special effects act as lighting additional flair to the movie only on specific instances which are important to the unfolding of the movie’s plot. Primarily, the simple story and strong characters are backed up by effects to make viewers be more aware of the dimension of conflict.

The concentration is put on the tempo and, thus, the view never forgets about the conflict starting from the beginning of the film. Scenes perfectly blend into one another and cuts create intensity in the film and helps it to disclose certain important things in the plot. The climax is effectively foreshadowed by the plot’s pacing, which is impressively maintained by Neil Burger, always having the sense of not letting the audience be bogged down by the sight of a particular scene for too long. Passionate explosive scenes and some rather profound insights contribute to representing the essence of characters relationships.

All in all, in ‘Inheritance’ one can find an interesting plot, remarkable acting, and despite the fact it refers to many clichés of conspiracy themes it might seem quite clichéd. Despite this, ‘Inheritance’ adds depth and interesting characterization enough to bring it to the level of a typical thriller. It backstories concerning the family and particularly the aspect of trust can be deemed powerful, intriguing, tense and poignant at the same time. Thus, the film creates an impression that provokes thought regarding the issues concerning family bonds and personal identification.