Written by Wentworth Miller
Directed by Park Chan-wook
Starring Mia Wasikowska, Matthew Goode, Nicole Kidman, Durmot Mulroney and Jacki Weaver
UK/USA, 2013
Here’s a classy quasi-remake of Hitchcock’s SHADOW OF A DOUBT in which the trouble with this Charlie (Matthew Goode) is… a mystery I’ll leave you to discover yourself.
Uncle Charlie enters the picture when his brother (Dermot Mulroney) dies on his 18-year-old niece’s (Mia Wasikowska). The niece loved her father but now faces life with her cold and emotionally abusive mother (Nicole Kidman). Charlie shows up for the funeral and just keeps staying, as he grows disturbingly close first with the mother and then with his niece. Soon the housekeeper has disappeared, a meddling aunt (Jacki Weaver) does the same, and all signs point to Charlie. But how and why?
At first, based on the settings and costumes, I figured this flick was a period piece, but as it unfolded it was clear it’s supposed to be contemporary. I guess if you’ve got a rich enough set of characters on a big enough estate everything starts to look period. But, that wasn’t all – the flick has a classy tone that gives it a timeless feel.
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