GodsCreatures is an engrossing drama that's a bit too tame for its own good.
From its chaotic, underwater first frame all way to its liberating, sun-soaked final shot, God’s Creatures is full of carefully composed images. There’s never a moment across the film’s modest 94-minute runtime in which it feels like co-directors Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer aren’t in full control of what’s happening on-screen.
You wouldn’t know that at first, though, because Aileen does her best to keep her emotional baggage hidden. It’s only during certain instances of quiet contemplation that the weight of Aileen’s trauma becomes apparent, but those moments become increasingly more common once Mescal’s Brian makes a surprise return to his hometown after spending a number of years abroad.
Had Aileen been played by anyone other than Emily Watson, the film’s third act, which rests the weight of its story entirely on her character’s shoulders, likely would have fallen completely flat. Fortunately, Watson remains one of our most intelligent, commanding performers, and in God’s Creatures, she beautifully navigates the conflicting emotions that are raging within Aileen for much of the film’s second half.
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