bobbsaunders Review of Looking for Grace

Looking for Grace (2015)

Pared back, enigmatic, a drama from the participants perspective.

[7/10 · 22 February 2019]

This movie very, very slowly draws you in, beguiling you with all the trivial little details of the characters life, while building a family dynamic that eventually hits you over the head with brutal force. This is highly skilled, visionary, storytelling. The direction is steely strong, while delivering a wistful atmosphere. All performances are strong with Odessa Young a stand out in the prime role and of course the other key actor ( the australian outback) setting an overwhelming tone. This is a movie for the patient viewer, a viewer who is prepared to submit to the vision of the director and then eventually be rewarded with an unexpected tragic conclusion.