Chilly and intense Canadian thriller feels like it came from another time
, which features one messed-up family. Hélène Joy stars as Anne, a Montreal housewife on her second marriage, her first husband having died under circumstances no one wants to talk about openly.
Add to these problematic nuptials an awkward reunion with her stepson and an introduction to his girlfriend, Safiye . It’s awkward for the viewer as well – both actresses are just over 40, and Ritchie doesn’t look much younger. The familial math doesn’t mesh. But maybe that helps explain why Anne becomes obsessed with Safiye, following her to the cinema and later to her work. Anne is fierce in this pursuit, and in everything she does. She shoots intensely. She skins the rabbit she shot intensely. She converses intensely, often using as few words as possible. She even bathes intensely.
And she will make her way to the end of writer/director Vanya Rose’s debut feature film intensely. It’s a messy conclusion, full of dark secrets and inappropriate feelings and anger, not so much undeserved as unwanted. On the plus side, there are several important scenes that feature a woman in a car. No faulting it there.2 stars out of 5
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