It is tough to make a real life movie about event that happened just a few years or decades ago. How is it to get it right with something that happened even longer ago? It is tough to say the least, especially if you try to be sensible about certain issues. That doesn't mean it holds back punches (or stabs for that matter). When it gets dark, it gets dark. But it tries and shows us an inevitability ... even when you mean well ... things can go south.
The acting of our two main ladies is impeccable. Everyone else does a great job too. It is tough and especially public deception is high. While the two women are the main focus, it is not always what they do and say that matters. It is how it is perceived and even more so, how some try to help by promoting certain things. But once something is set in motion ..... there is almost nothing anyone can do to stop it. A movie that dares to be ugly and beautiful at the same time - and is a period piece for sure.
The acting of our two main ladies is impeccable. Everyone else does a great job too. It is tough and especially public deception is high. While the two women are the main focus, it is not always what they do and say that matters. It is how it is perceived and even more so, how some try to help by promoting certain things. But once something is set in motion ..... there is almost nothing anyone can do to stop it. A movie that dares to be ugly and beautiful at the same time - and is a period piece for sure.