Its simplicity is both effective and deceptive–a testament to the script’s intelligence and to the actors’ beguiling (if slightly histrionic) performances.
Beautifully shot and mostly well executed. Lea and her cast are worth looking out for.
The movie isn't perfect and arguably doesn't quite come together at the end, but it works as an intense and bizarre psychological drama, and the Kent landscape is gorgeously evoked.
The film has a slight Play for Today earnestness and lacks a strong ending, but the performances are good and Lea has an eye for a ripe image.
The film’s visual assets are clearer than its batty storytelling.
I liked this modest film, its unusual setting, its new-folk music (by Troubadour Rose) and its conscious echoes of A Streetcar Named Desire.
[It's] not a bad premise, but first-time director and co-writer Francis Lea never makes it feel particularly believable.
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Edinburgh Filmhouse, Edinburgh from Saturday September 15, 2012, until Monday September 17, 2012. More info: www.filmhousecinema.com