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6.0/10 • 257

2023-12-011h 38m

Thriller

Crime has never felt so intoxicating.

During a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by Rebecca, the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret — throwing Eileen onto a sinister path.

Directors
William Oldroyd
Editors
Nick Emerson

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  1. Thomasin McKenzie

    Thomasin McKenzie

    Eileen Dunlop

  2. Anne Hathaway

    Anne Hathaway

    Rebecca

  3. Shea Whigham

    Shea Whigham

    Jim Dunlop

  4. Sam Nivola

    Sam Nivola

    Lee Polk

  5. Marin Ireland

    Marin Ireland

    Mrs. Polk

  6. Siobhan Fallon Hogan

    Siobhan Fallon Hogan

    Mrs. Murray

  7. Tonye Patano

    Tonye Patano

    Mrs. Stevens

  8. William Hill

    William Hill

    Intake Guard

  9. Owen Teague

    Owen Teague

    Randy

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CinemaSerf

Dec 2, 2023

6/10

Thomasin McKenzie is quite good as the eponymous, rather timid, prison secretary who lives a rather pedestrian life watching the couples make out in the car-park, or fantasising about a quickie with one of her colleagues, before returning home to her retired cop/dipso father replete with two bottles! The arrival of new psychologist "Rebecca" (Anne Hathaway) injects a little life into her dull routine. This assertive sophisticate takes an interest in "Eileen", they go for a drink - there's even some flirting - before "Rebecca" shares a secret with her new friend that involves a young man in prison accused of the brutal murder of his father, and of just what his mother might know of the crime and it's causes. The first hour is quite intriguing but that sense of anticipation is let down by a last half hour that is really quite undercooked and the denouement, well that is just incomplete - on just about every level. The acting and writing is fine - nothing more, but I left the screening thinking that something was missing. What exactly was the point here? It's a good looking film - effort has certainly gone into the aesthetic but I'm not sure I'm really any the wiser.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$16,000,000.00
Revenue
$1,560,142.00
Keywords
prisonsexual abusebased on novel or bookwinterkidnappingboston, massachusettsfemale friendshipalcoholismfemme fatalemurderlonelinessfemale protagonistaccidental deathmasturbationnew englanddeath of motheralcoholic fatherfemale psychologistdeadbeat daddaydreamingchristmas1960syouth correctional facility