In the 1970s, this would have been a film with Jimmy Caan directed by John Cassavetes, and it would have seemed much more true.

This is awfully contrived, melodramatic, and nonsensical.

The original allows for variations in mood, while also giving its characters lives outside the narrow constraints of the main game. The film, in contrast, is all business and a bit of a plod. It's time for Bullock to cheer up.

The Unforgivable is largely dependent upon the performance of Sandra Bullock, asking the audience to become invested in a fractured protagonist. When it invests in its supporting cast, it takes some of the weight off Bullock.