The Apology is a cheap movie and by that I don't mean just the budget. Sure it is a low budget movie but there are good low budget movies, unfortunately this isn't one of them. The story is very predictable, not well written in my opinion and the execution was just average. The acting wasn't that great either. Linus Roache, I can't say I'm a big fan of his performance, found it a bit bland and not convincing at all. As for Anna Gunn it was just average as well. Never been a big fan of her either. The Apology is the kind of movie I will forget everything about it by tomorrow and that's a good thing.

This isn't a horror film. It's barely a thriller. This is a generally a two person play they decided to film. The main character is hosting family Christmas after 20 years. She also lost her daughter, 16, 20 years ago who simply disappeared. Her ex-brother-in-law arrives unexpectedly, and this starts the drama. Unfortunately, the drama is a two person morality play of contrived dialogue and weakest of characterizations. This film triggers a lurid reaction to watch to the end, but only to see if any truth is found. Along the way, information that is meant to shock us is disclosed, and secrets are shared. All leading to the ending that is supposed to build faith in humanity? What I found was grief that goes without processing leads to dissatisfied and unhappy lives. Could have done something better with the 90 minutes.

I find it so refreshing when a movie just wants to tell a good story. 'The Apology' is the kind of movie you can make on a minimal budget, with one setting and very few cast members, and if you do it right it can be infinitely more captivating than a $200 million budget film.

This movie flew by. I couldn't believe it had been 90 minutes when the credits started to roll. It's very well paced, especially considering a lot of the movie is just based around conversational dialogue. There are one or two spots where it might lose your attention for a minute or two, but for the most part it had me hooked.

The movie does get a little predictable near the end and the characters make some ill-advised decisions that feel a little forced. Otherwise though, I had a really good time with this one and would recommend it. 8/10.