Watched this film because I'm a McKenzie fan. I'm gonna give credit to the brilliant acting presented by McKenzie, Hathaway and Shea Whigham (btw he's alcoholic and tortured role really reminds me of Eli Thompson in the last season of Boardwalk Empire). Girl's acting is becoming even more infectious since Last Night in SOHO and Totally Completely Fine. Her performance in the intense interrogation scene impressed me.
Back to the movie, The first half is fine alright, with some nostalgic vibe beautiful aesthetic, and a decent storytelling. But the second part, after Rebecca invited Eileen to Mrs. Polk's house, things are getting out of control. The interrogation is understandable, but what happened after Eileen shot the woman was somehow lack of more explanation. I can understand that Rebecca left because they actually did not build a strong friendship (or relationship) and it was a rational choice to leave the town. As I thought there might be some twist, like something happening to Jim or Eileen, either good or bad, the movie just ended with a lot for the audience to imagine. There were even theories saying that Rebecca is Eileen's Tyler Durden, but IMO she definitely existed because there were no implications like those deliberate inconsistencies in Fight Club (and from Mrs. Polk's words we knew that she saw two women standing in front of her.)
Back to the movie, The first half is fine alright, with some nostalgic vibe beautiful aesthetic, and a decent storytelling. But the second part, after Rebecca invited Eileen to Mrs. Polk's house, things are getting out of control. The interrogation is understandable, but what happened after Eileen shot the woman was somehow lack of more explanation. I can understand that Rebecca left because they actually did not build a strong friendship (or relationship) and it was a rational choice to leave the town. As I thought there might be some twist, like something happening to Jim or Eileen, either good or bad, the movie just ended with a lot for the audience to imagine. There were even theories saying that Rebecca is Eileen's Tyler Durden, but IMO she definitely existed because there were no implications like those deliberate inconsistencies in Fight Club (and from Mrs. Polk's words we knew that she saw two women standing in front of her.)