The story of the film is not complicated. A family of four moved to a wilderness town. The father is strict, the mother is repressed, the daughter is promiscuous, and the son is withdrawn. From the dialogue between the characters, it can be inferred that the mother was also unruly when she was young. Personality, when he was in school, he fell in love with a teacher and shamed his father who valued his reputation. For this reason, his family moved to a remote town. The heavily supervised daughter becomes increasingly rebellious and ends up disappearing with her younger brother. The wife, who had been neglected by her husband, almost collapsed in the face of the disappearance of her children, and the whole family was on the verge of disintegration. On the other hand, the small-town detective develops affection for Katherine beyond the working relationship, but always maintains restraint for professional relationships.
The whole film exudes an air of despair. The dilapidated town in the film is completely devoid of any vitality, and the people in the town are as numb as walking dead. Catherine, the hostess played by Nicole Kidman, can be said to be a desperate housewife in a place of deep despair. Her husband leaves her alone in an empty bed every day. The only one who can understand her daughter is missing, and her suppressed desires have nowhere to go. release. Nicole supported most of the film with her expressive acting skills, which is also the biggest attraction of the whole film. At the end, the scene of walking naked on the street in a trance brought a double impact of vision and psychology. Compared with Nicole's acting skills, the plot of this film seems a little thin, especially the slow rhythm and the desolate scenery full of eyes, which has a maddening feeling. So if you're a big Nicole fan then this movie is worth seeing, but if you're expecting an intense thriller, you're going to be disappointed.
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