Woman of the Hour
Movies watched in 2024
Woman of the Hour (2023, USA)
Director: Anna Kendrick
Writer: Ian McDonald
Mini-review:
This is a surprisingly hard-hitting movie. It uses the bizarre real life story of a serial killer to put on display the different aggresions (both macro and micro) that women face on the daily, and the way many things have barely changed over the last 50 years. While I already knew Anna Kendrick was a great actress, here she also proves herself as a talented director on her first try. I can see some people being unhappy with the way she handles the most violent moments, but I think it was the right choice for this particular story and message. Beyond that, Daniel Zovatto's performance is genuinely unsettling and terrifying, which makes the whole thing work even better. So yeah, Woman of the Hour is not an easy film, but it's pretty powerful. I'll be looking forward to Anna Kendrick's future directorial works.
