The Lost Daughter (2021)
I loved this movie even with its many shortcomings. It is so beautifully layered from a woman's point of view, it comes off as fresh and original, even though the events are something we've seen before in many ways. Olivia Coleman is certainly key, playing the main role and the pivot for events in current time and the many flashbacks. The younger version of her character, played by Jessie Buckley, is also really complex and impressive.
All the specifics of the story end up as spoilers, because each part is essential to the larger whole. So in the most generic terms we see a woman question her life choices regarding career and family, and then transferring some of that to a young woman and her daughter as a kind of echo. There are some pushy parts to the plot (the doll) and moments that seem a bit off (bad timing or not quite believable for a movie that relies on being believable), but in all the nuances and good intentions are superb.
Why do so many people get bored with it? Because it is about creating a mood, and does so at a simple pace. I never was bored, and I liked the mood, and was in fact rather rapt through most of it. I think it's a remarkable achievement, and a different editor might have clinched this as a true gem. Worth seeing if you like honest, probing, dramatic psychological movies.
I loved this movie even with its many shortcomings. It is so beautifully layered from a woman's point of view, it comes off as fresh and original, even though the events are something we've seen before in many ways. Olivia Coleman is certainly key, playing the main role and the pivot for events in current time and the many flashbacks. The younger version of her character, played by Jessie Buckley, is also really complex and impressive.
All the specifics of the story end up as spoilers, because each part is essential to the larger whole. So in the most generic terms we see a woman question her life choices regarding career and family, and then transferring some of that to a young woman and her daughter as a kind of echo. There are some pushy parts to the plot (the doll) and moments that seem a bit off (bad timing or not quite believable for a movie that relies on being believable), but in all the nuances and good intentions are superb.
Why do so many people get bored with it? Because it is about creating a mood, and does so at a simple pace. I never was bored, and I liked the mood, and was in fact rather rapt through most of it. I think it's a remarkable achievement, and a different editor might have clinched this as a true gem. Worth seeing if you like honest, probing, dramatic psychological movies.