'She Will' does the basic revenge plot in the evil men setting that is popular these days.
It was only 95 minutes, with around 30 of those just being beautiful nature shots with good music, yet it still felt like slow motion finalized by an abrupt ending.
Only Krige's character was significant, with everyone else just being vague plot devices. There was barely any character essence besides purely evil men and a couple of victims to show how bad all men are.
I enjoyed the cinematography, the music, and some themes of harmony with nature. If not for Krige, this would've been a disaster since she was able to handle those vague thematic sequences.
The film had nothing else to offer: no character deep dives, barely any dialogue, and thus - no emotional connection.
All that matters is those evil men get what they deserve. Everything else (the more interesting parts) doesn't really matter. Why cultivate the relationship between the two heroines, add variety to the film, and create a ground for discussion and emotional engagement? We don't need that. Why not write a good story? I'd love to invest emotionally into a revenge story. They had grounds for an interesting dive into the lead's psyche but did nothing with that.
I don't think I can recommend this film since it never goes beyond prepackaged stereotypes. The tags are also messy: comedy, drama, horror? There was indeed no comedy and no horror.
She Will
2021
Action / Comedy / Drama / Horror / Thriller
She Will
2021
Action / Comedy / Drama / Horror / Thriller
Plot summary
The film explores the story of Veronica Ghent (Alice Krige) who after a double mastectomy, goes to a healing retreat in rural Scotland with her young nurse Desi (Kota Eberhardt). She discovers that the process of such surgery opens up questions about her very existence, leading her to start to question and confront past traumas. The two develop an unlikely bond as mysterious forces give Veronica the power to enact revenge within her dreams.
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Simple, slow and vague evil men prepackage
She Will... Have No Plot
This dull movie fails to deliver any chills or any story, really. We get to see the main character wander into the woods during dream sequences that grow tired by the third time we see them. All this leads to an ending that dives into overly-artsy fartsy territory. Not worth the time.
Arthouse folk psychological horror is code for boring pretentious claptrap.
They've gone for slow burn, creepy, witch infested, revenge horror and come out with pretentious, boring, wokefest were men who roll their eyes at the mention of the patriarchy have their hands burst into flame.
It's drivel, a waste of any filmgoers time but probably a must for young film students.