Some spoilers.
Let's be honest here: you didn't guess the final twist, either. Mainly, because you just don't see it coming until it's too late - a bit like the movie's protagonist. The whole impression of a film depends on how it ends, and the way everything falls into place in this one is pure diabolical delight.
Joan Cusack's surprisingly subtle portrayal of the apparently ordinary housewife with an edge is perfect and lends the film its particular atmosphere: apart from the few moments of obvious violence, it lives from the general feeling of something evil beneath a surface of normalcy. You may be able to eventually put your finger on what it is you find disturbing. But, you know, you can't prove anything...
Let's be honest here: you didn't guess the final twist, either. Mainly, because you just don't see it coming until it's too late - a bit like the movie's protagonist. The whole impression of a film depends on how it ends, and the way everything falls into place in this one is pure diabolical delight.
Joan Cusack's surprisingly subtle portrayal of the apparently ordinary housewife with an edge is perfect and lends the film its particular atmosphere: apart from the few moments of obvious violence, it lives from the general feeling of something evil beneath a surface of normalcy. You may be able to eventually put your finger on what it is you find disturbing. But, you know, you can't prove anything...