This wasn't the same type of thriller. People have been put off going to see this film because it is classified as a thriller, yes, it is psychological and very well done but it is not scary in any way. This film just focuses on something real, a topic that we don't often see in films and it should be praised for that.
Emily Blunt looked like a transformed woman. At times I questioned if it really was her or not but underneath when you stop and think about it the answer is yes- it is her all the way. From the adverts you think that she is crazy, you are lead to believe something completely different and I love that about it. Cutting it up in the way that they did makes you think something completely different from what you actually see. I don't want to spoil the film, I don't want to give anything away but it is not what you expect, not what you think that you know. At times you can work out what is going to happen next but just when you think that you have worked it out you start to realise just how wrong you have gone somewhere along the line.
With a cast like this, one where you watch it and see faces from the past and faces that you can't put the name to you know that something big is coming your way. Luke Evans (The Hobbit 2+3) is one of the two recognisable faces that I struggled to put a name to, with the other being (rather ironically) his wife in this film- Haley Bennett (Music and Lyrics, The Equalizer, The Magnificent Seven), who looks a lot like Jenifer Lawrence but isn't. Both of them were brilliant, controlled but everything that was expected of them.
With a film like this it is not about the words, it's about the psychology. The way that Blunt is so convincing in her role, the way that her character changes and you can see every change. When she is angry she really looks it, you could believe that she could kill someone out of anger. That I admire in her, it's not about looking like you are wanting to hit someone, there is more to anger than just clenching your fists- being able to show anger when the camera only shows your face is a true skill. Watch this film if only to admire her when she is angry and the skill that she truly possesses. Everyone in this film was like Emily Blunt, they were able to hide or convey everything through facial expressions only.
One of the best psychological thrillers out there. The adverts show little of what the film truly is.
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