Melinda, a desperately lonely female gas station attendant and her encounter with a man who tries to rob her store is the story of the Mike Gan-directed thriller, Burn.

Starring Suki Waterhouse, Josh Hutcherson and Tilda Cobham-Hervey (Melinda); at first I paid very close attention – thanks mainly to Cobham-Hervey’s performance. Unfortunately, however, my interest started to wane because of the not-quite-arresting conversation between Melinda and Hutcherson’s robber character, once he was tied up. This is sadly the point at which I resigned to the idea of Burn as quite a disappointing movie, yet, I chose to continue. 

The story didn’t improve with time but what I was very certain about is that the actors performed well. Particularly Cobham-Hervey in her role as the desperately lonely Melinda. It’s just unfortunate that I didn’t like the story’s execution, nor did I fully believe everything that happened towards the end. 

Considering all the desperate madness that Melinda filled her day with, I was left wishing that hopefully, there really aren’t too many people as lonely as her.

Sure, watch it but only if you absolutely must.

Happy Film Loving,

G