Saturday 26 October 2024

Woman of the Hour (2023 Anna Kendrick)

This isn't a film. What do I mean by that? It's based on a true story about a serial killer who escaped the law for ages, played here by Daniel Zovatto. We see some killings, and the one that got away (Autumn Best). The main bit of the story is about a failing actress, played by Kendrick herself, who appears on a televised Blind Date, and one of the suitors is the killer, recognised by audience member Nicolette Robinson. Who is unable to do anything about it. So dramatically it doesn't really work, and suffers from the red flag of lots of expository text on screen after the film is finished.


Best stuff is Kendrick going off the 'script' of the game show, urged on  by makeup lady Denalda Williams (I think).

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