Alice, Darling

This movie definitely achieves what it sets out to be. Disturbing, uncomfortable. Anna Kendrick is amazing in this, and she should definitely do more serious roles like this. And sure, it’s slow paced, but I like that we get to spend some time with the characters. It also results in a way more dramatic third act, that will get your heart pounding.  The end is also tragic. We get no certified feeling that she has overcome anything. We don’t get the satisfaction of her overcoming that trauma. The movie ends, and life goes on. No real feeling of “she won”. Trauma like that doesn’t pass from one day to another. Though invisible to the naked eye, it will stay with you for years. Letting go of a mentally abusive boyfriend, or girlfriend, is just a first step. Overcoming the trauma is the next. And that’s life. And that’s horrifying.  Not a movie for everyone, I can see that, but definitely a movie for me. It hit close to home.