michaeljpfitzgerald

I only watched this because of the little clip that came up on my streaming service, showcasing a terrifying bit of acting by Hannah Anderson that compelled me to click play. Extremely glad I did.

A lot of movies try to present themselves to you as one sort of film, so that they can shock you by being something different, later on. This movie presents itself as one sort of movie, openly and unabashedly, and then just...expands on that. It blossoms from a genre piece into a broader rumination on the characters involved, getting more and more intimate and intense along the way.

I think you will see the scene that should have come earlier - it presages the finale, and in its current location, is almost a bit of apologetic exposition. I had already predicted what was happening, but the heavy handedness with which it played out stole some of the energy from the moment. By comparison, if it had been shown earlier, it would have quietly foreshadowed a really satisfying piece, in a very subtle way. These things happen.

I adored this. Anderson and Brittany Allen are both tremendous. They and the film both handle the Lesbian relationship with aplomb - it is not sensational, it is not in doubt, being between two women is not responsible for anything that occurs. Exceedingly refreshing.

Well scored {by Brittany Allen!}, well shot, there isn't much unusual to depiction of the story, but the story and the characters do so much heavy lifting, it isn't missed. I'm so glad to have seen this.

This movie drops so many veils as it goes along. At ten minutes in, I was wrinkling my nose, thinking it was so unlike Hinds to be involved with such a shallow, style horse of a movie. At a half hour, was rapt, and couldn't turn away. What a delightfully unique offering. I highly recommend it, and these are really excellent turns for everyone involved.