It didn’t land. Not the way the book does. Esther’s descent feels rushed, sanitized, almost polite. Like the film was afraid of her. Afraid of letting her be truly unlikeable, truly unwell. Everything she says is right, but it sounds too scripted. Too acted. The numbness is there, but the rage isn’t. This didn’t hurt the way it was supposed to.
It didn’t land. Not the way the book does. Esther’s descent feels rushed, sanitized, almost polite. Like the film was afraid of her. Afraid of letting her be truly unlikeable, truly unwell. Everything she says is right, but it sounds too scripted. Too acted. The numbness is there, but the rage isn’t. This didn’t hurt the way it was supposed to.
