From the very opening scene, this film establishes itself as being incredibly realistic but truly horrific film, and it never loses that tone.
The use of ghostly possession as an allegory for addiction brings a theoretically paranormal premise into the real world, which makes every single beat of this film more terrifying. What really makes this scary, however, is the complete loss of self from the main character (perfectly played by Sophie Wilde) and watching the spiral of her life crashing and burning around her.
Whoever did the makeup deserves a raise for their truly sickening efforts, and whoever did the music deserves a raise for permanently ruining la monde for me forever. The direction and camera work also provide something new and great to this which I don't see in other films.
The ending (no spoilers) is exactly the ending the film needed and deserved and generally this is a sole crushing film.
Finally this depiction of grief is one of the most believable I've ever seen on screen.
The use of ghostly possession as an allegory for addiction brings a theoretically paranormal premise into the real world, which makes every single beat of this film more terrifying. What really makes this scary, however, is the complete loss of self from the main character (perfectly played by Sophie Wilde) and watching the spiral of her life crashing and burning around her.
Whoever did the makeup deserves a raise for their truly sickening efforts, and whoever did the music deserves a raise for permanently ruining la monde for me forever. The direction and camera work also provide something new and great to this which I don't see in other films.
The ending (no spoilers) is exactly the ending the film needed and deserved and generally this is a sole crushing film.
Finally this depiction of grief is one of the most believable I've ever seen on screen.