Child psychiatrist Anna Fox (Amy Adams) is depressed and agoraphobic. She lives alone in her Boston home. Her husband (Anthony Mackie) and daughter had left her. David (Wyatt Russell) is her tenant living in the basement. The Russell family (Fred Hechinger, Gary Oldman, Julianne Moore, Jennifer Jason Leigh) has moved in across the street. Anna witnesses a murder and calls the cops. Detective Little (Brian Tyree Henry) and Detective Norelli (Jeanine Serralles) do not believe her.
Cops are often a problem in thrillers like this. They are made to look stupid for the sake of the plot. In this one, they come in hot and fast, dismissing her in the most arrogant way. It doesn't make sense even if she's wrong in some of the details. That first interaction derails an otherwise intriguing Rear Window wannabe. I am willing to buy that the cops grow distrustful of her story as they investigate more but their first meeting can't be like that. It's working too hard to be Kafkaesque. It needs to build to that. In the end, I can appreciate this despite that glaring misstep. It has great actors and an intriguing style with its premise.
Cops are often a problem in thrillers like this. They are made to look stupid for the sake of the plot. In this one, they come in hot and fast, dismissing her in the most arrogant way. It doesn't make sense even if she's wrong in some of the details. That first interaction derails an otherwise intriguing Rear Window wannabe. I am willing to buy that the cops grow distrustful of her story as they investigate more but their first meeting can't be like that. It's working too hard to be Kafkaesque. It needs to build to that. In the end, I can appreciate this despite that glaring misstep. It has great actors and an intriguing style with its premise.