I've heard a lot about this movie and how great it was. By a couple of critics whom I trust. But, I don't think it's as good as they say it is.
The correlation with gaslighting is a bit heavy handed. It's by no means subtle. I genuinely thought that the 'watcher' in question was going to all be in Julia's (Maika Monroe) head. And that it was a symbol of addiction. Up until roughly half way in, the movie seemed to be going that route. Since the theme of smoking and Julia quitting kept coming up, I was sure I was right.
I was not right.
The performances are decent enough. Monroe is the whole show here. She certainly does a great job of garnering sympathy from the audience.
Overall, the movie is good. It's a passable way of spending 100 minutes.
The correlation with gaslighting is a bit heavy handed. It's by no means subtle. I genuinely thought that the 'watcher' in question was going to all be in Julia's (Maika Monroe) head. And that it was a symbol of addiction. Up until roughly half way in, the movie seemed to be going that route. Since the theme of smoking and Julia quitting kept coming up, I was sure I was right.
I was not right.
The performances are decent enough. Monroe is the whole show here. She certainly does a great job of garnering sympathy from the audience.
Overall, the movie is good. It's a passable way of spending 100 minutes.