Firstly, the ending took me by complete surprise. I commend the film for being daring and giving us an original plot and conflict.
The bad reviews seem to mostly dislike the portrayal of race... which isn't the point of a review. If you felt uncomfortable, that's the point. Cheryl (born again as Neve) is a sociopath who only cares about herself, so much so she abandons not only her first but second set of children.
There are many layers - it seems like the first pair of children seemed to remind her of her abusive ex, but there are hints to her being quite abusive too (belts and shoe beatings). Behind the facade of trying to be white; she never really changed.
I agree that a lot of the actions were irrational and the last act felt unatural and slightly frustrating. Although the very very last minute of the film is arguably a very satisfying piece of cinema.
The style is great, although it loses its direction as the film moves along, especially during the slower build ups. Like how many times do we have to see the same scene of her being stalked?
Overall, you won't regret watching it. I thought I did until the very end. This kind of filmmaking js becoming more popular with the likes of 'Barbarian' and 'Leave the world behind' with unconventional story structure.
The bad reviews seem to mostly dislike the portrayal of race... which isn't the point of a review. If you felt uncomfortable, that's the point. Cheryl (born again as Neve) is a sociopath who only cares about herself, so much so she abandons not only her first but second set of children.
There are many layers - it seems like the first pair of children seemed to remind her of her abusive ex, but there are hints to her being quite abusive too (belts and shoe beatings). Behind the facade of trying to be white; she never really changed.
I agree that a lot of the actions were irrational and the last act felt unatural and slightly frustrating. Although the very very last minute of the film is arguably a very satisfying piece of cinema.
The style is great, although it loses its direction as the film moves along, especially during the slower build ups. Like how many times do we have to see the same scene of her being stalked?
Overall, you won't regret watching it. I thought I did until the very end. This kind of filmmaking js becoming more popular with the likes of 'Barbarian' and 'Leave the world behind' with unconventional story structure.
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