The Woman in Cabin 10 is a mediocre adaptation of a pretty good novel by Ruth Ware. Simon Stone serves as director and is also the co-writer of the screenplay alongside Anna Waterhouse and Joe Shrapnel. Keira Knightley is in the lead as journalist Laura Blacklock alongside cast members including Guy Pearce, David Ajala, David Morrissey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Art Malik.
“Lo” Blacklock is assigned to join a group of billionaires on a luxury yacht on the way to a fundraising event. A rich woman dying of leukemia is going to make a major announcement regarding the fate of her riches. While on the yacht Lo is awakened by a troubling disturbance on a nearby cabin. She catches sight of a figure in the water. When she proclaims an emergency, chaos and confusion ensues. She is later told that the cabin where she met a mysterious woman is unoccupied, and it is not certain who may have gone overboard since the crew can apparently account for all of the passengers. Lo begins her own investigation which could unravel a conspiracy that could lead to her own disappearance.
This is a typical claustrophobic thriller, which is a setting I often enjoy; however, this one didn’t quite hold my interest as well as I would have liked. Knightley did her best, but the script sort of let her down.
I didn’t find it to be a terrible movie, but it was clear the book is better. It was a pretty forgettable watching experience. Not much made a lasting impression.
Just another humdrum adaptation that failed to do justice to the original source material.
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