Agreed. There are far better, far more subversive thrillers of this kind. Gone Girl for instance. Or The Last Seduction. Heck, even Basic Instinct had more guts than this. Speaking of Verhoeven, have you seen Elle? I loved that one too. So darkly funny, satirical, and subversive. Plus it offended tons of people - there were loads of walkouts at the screening I attended, but I enjoyed its entertaining outrageousness. Verhoeven is a great provocateur.