USA
Genre:Thriller/drama
Writer/director: Sebastian Silva
Cast:Michael Cera, Juno Temple, Emily Browning.
Plot
Alicia (Juno Temple) an American, visits her cousin Sarah (Emily Browning) for a holiday on a remote island in oppressively hot and tropical Chile. Sarah leaves Alicia with some friends but soon quiet and introverted Alicia becomes paranoid and is never sure if her new companions are bullying her, or just thoughtless. slowly the heat, strange surroundings and people cause Alicia loose her mind.
Review
This started out promising, we can all relate to being in a strange country with strangers and feeling out of the loop socially. The director does a finejob of balancing the performances so we are never really sure if Alicia is overly sensitive or if her new friends are being bullying or just having normal horseplay and fun. But as Alicia's paranoia turns a little more serious the director looses the fine balance he has set up and some scenes can be unintentionally funny, in particular the scenes with a dog which seems to have it's romantic sights set on Alicia...
I suppose the film has similar themes to Passage to India or Heart of Darkness that of civilisation versus savagery but I'm not sure the director really pulls this off and the end seems a little bit of a cop out.
The cast are great with some funny turns from Cera. Temple gives a compelling central performance managing to be both unlikable but empathetic.
3 out of 5 stars
I suppose the film has similar themes to Passage to India or Heart of Darkness that of civilisation versus savagery but I'm not sure the director really pulls this off and the end seems a little bit of a cop out.
The cast are great with some funny turns from Cera. Temple gives a compelling central performance managing to be both unlikable but empathetic.
3 out of 5 stars
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