THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10

With a guest list full of the rich and famous, travel journalist Laura “Lo” Blacklock (Keira Knightley) is invited to cover the maiden voyage of the luxury yacht, the Aurora Borealis, owned by Richard Bullmer (Guy Pearce). The trip is a charity event organised by billionaire Anne Bullmer (Lisa Loven Kongsli), who is terminally ill with leukaemia, to support her new cancer research foundation. One night Lo hears a violent struggle in the room next door and witnesses a woman being thrown overboard from the balcony. Convinced that a murder has taken place, she is gaslit into believing all the passengers are accounted for. As her doubts grow she begins to question her sanity and is forced to confront a recent traumatic event. She soon receives ominous warnings to stop her investigation and as she edges closer to the truth, she puts her life in danger. Guy Pearce’s portrayal of Richard Bullmer is one of his weakest roles yet, and it fails to do justice to his talent. He just isn’t convincing. A standard whodunnit that lacks impact, many elements are predictable and the story is middle-of-the-road in both intensity and maintaining interest. The Aurora Borealis however (8 long super-yacht the ‘Savannah’ in real life), is a sleek, minimalist masterpiece of design and as the main set for this film, it’s the best thing about it.