I just watched the film and thought it was fantastic. It was really dark and disturbing at times. The film kept me guessing at every turn and I haven’t been this impressed with a modern film in a while.

If you haven’t seen it yet I highly encourage you to check it out. Viewer discretion advised obviously.

  • Andrew
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    61 month ago

    Yeah, I enjoyed it too. At the very start, I worried that it might exceed my tolerance for film-school pretentiousness, but it turned out that a bit of style and a non-linear structure can really benefit what is ultimately quite a slight tale.

    The nits to pick, of course, but it deserves the high ratings it’s got (IMO), and is worth the watch.

    (the spoiler below is a really big one)

    nitpick

    Characters like the The Lady don’t really exist in real life. It’s not that there’s never been female serial killers, but they don’t tend to kill for the same reason as male ones, and they wouldn’t target men (who are pretty-much always stronger). So you could argue that this film has its cake and eats it - it provides the visceral thrill of a serial killer story, without the bleak reminder of anyone’s actual worst fears intruding.