Inheritance stars Phoebe Dynevor as a woman who just spent 9 months caring for her dying mother. At the funeral her father Sam (Rhys Ifans), a man she hadn’t seen in years, showed up wanting her to do some work for him.

Sam gave Maya (Dynevor) and her sister Jess (Kersti Bryan) a big wad of money to cover their mother’s expenses. He was trying to get back on their good side. He told Maya the work he wanted her to do would take her to Egypt. Jess counseled against it, but Maya wanted to reconnect with her dad. Plus, he offered her $1000 a day.

Inheritance, directed by Neil Burger, was entirely shot on an iPhone. Nearly every scene was the camera watching Maya as she attempted to understand what she was involved in while traveling in various far-flung parts of the world. The intimate point of view is always on Maya or what Maya is looking at.

The camera was hand held and sometimes shaky. One chase scene, with Maya on a motorcycle in India, was especially wobbly.

Dear old dad was not what he seemed. By the time Maya figured it out, she was in Egypt on a mission she didn’t understand. Her dad was kidnapped. Police, an Interpol agent named Erika Papp (Necar Zadegan), and her father’s kidnapper were all after her.

Sam sent Maya to India to get something for him so the kidnappers would let him go. When Maya saw what the item was, she realized her dad’s story was fishy. She stole a passport from a woman named Emily (Ciara Baxendale) she met on the train in India. She used that passport to go to South Korea based on material she found in her dad’s item.

Because this film was made in live locations, we got some great travel material. Maya walking around in Egypt, India, and South Korea among normal people walking the streets. Often they looked at her askance. It was crowded, the train ride was authentic, the locations were busy and real.

The plot wasn’t the best. Things were often unexplained. Everything moved very fast and Maya’s decisions weren’t transparent at first. Still, it was interesting and exciting.

The climax of the story happens in South Korea, but there is a brilliant coda during the credits that showed how smart and resilient Maya was. I loved the ending.

I thought Phoebe Dynevor carried the action brilliantly. Most people remember her from the first season of Bridgerton, but I’ve seen her in several things and she’s always impressive.

You can see Inheritance on Hulu or AMC+. Have you seen it? Did you love it or hate it?