🤑 Masterpiece:
👍 Good:
😐 Meh:
😬 Yikes:
🤔 Watch Next:
😡 Jump scares:
🤓 Special Notes: The amount of opportunities this movie missed out on is unfortunate. Narrowing the focus to only several of the many themes/devices used in the film would have provided a more cohesive narrative. It is no surprise to find out Mali Elfman wrote this over the course of 10 years during conflicted times in her life.
- Missing
👍 Good:
- Overall cinematography
- Lead acting performances
- Character progression
😐 Meh:
- Moral commentary is average and predictable
- Maybe mildly lowers mental illness stigma
😬 Yikes:
- Massive missed opportunity to explore controversy of "Death with Dignity" and whether it should apply to those with depression, PTSD, grief, etc.
- Numerous missed opportunities to explore important existential questions
- Abundant exaggerated stereotypes make for boring and nearly non-sensical social interactions. The amount of caricature borders on satire, which does not seem to be the aim of the movie at all.
🤔 Watch Next:
- The Babadook (2014) (For those wanting more "psychological horror")
- Melancholia (2011) (For those wanting more "sci-fi" and/or "existential" themes)
😡 Jump scares:
- 2-3, with other mildly startling moments throughout
🤓 Special Notes: The amount of opportunities this movie missed out on is unfortunate. Narrowing the focus to only several of the many themes/devices used in the film would have provided a more cohesive narrative. It is no surprise to find out Mali Elfman wrote this over the course of 10 years during conflicted times in her life.