I really liked this & not quite sure why folk are whining about it being slow or boring.
If you want a highly trained assassin slicing and dicing her way through everyone who ever wronged her in high octane fight sequences or hillbillies being picked off one by one via increasingly gory means - it's already been done to death.
If you want a highly intelligent, traumatised woman getting justice for her wronged friend via careful plotting & delicious manipulation, you're in the right place.
As a survivor myself, I love a good female revenge film, but do tread carefully if you feel you're likely to find this triggering (everything related to what the protagonist is avenging is largely implied, but still - be careful)
You're probably well aware from reviews that the ending is something of a shocker, but I saw it coming - again, probably because of my own experiences of the long aftermath of sexual assault & related mental health issues.
The (obviously intentional) flimsiness of the handcuffs used in the big showdown & the final 'eff you' via text confirmed for me that this was less 'I Spit on Your Wedding' and more along the lines of 'Thelma & Louise' - a kamikaze mission to get justice, escape a stagnant existence, end years of crippling depression & (if you believe in that sort of thing) see her BFF again.
It's definitely one to watch a few times as there's so much to process, but I thought it was wonderful.
If you want a highly trained assassin slicing and dicing her way through everyone who ever wronged her in high octane fight sequences or hillbillies being picked off one by one via increasingly gory means - it's already been done to death.
If you want a highly intelligent, traumatised woman getting justice for her wronged friend via careful plotting & delicious manipulation, you're in the right place.
As a survivor myself, I love a good female revenge film, but do tread carefully if you feel you're likely to find this triggering (everything related to what the protagonist is avenging is largely implied, but still - be careful)
You're probably well aware from reviews that the ending is something of a shocker, but I saw it coming - again, probably because of my own experiences of the long aftermath of sexual assault & related mental health issues.
The (obviously intentional) flimsiness of the handcuffs used in the big showdown & the final 'eff you' via text confirmed for me that this was less 'I Spit on Your Wedding' and more along the lines of 'Thelma & Louise' - a kamikaze mission to get justice, escape a stagnant existence, end years of crippling depression & (if you believe in that sort of thing) see her BFF again.
It's definitely one to watch a few times as there's so much to process, but I thought it was wonderful.
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