I just watched "Nightmare in the East City". They are all dramas from the perspective of the heroine. They are all suspenseful. The emotions in my heart, anger, remorse, guilt.
But in this drama, Nicole Kidman, as the absolute heroine, has absolutely a lot of scenes and features. Unfortunately, every time it comes to a critical moment, I can't see her emotional changes. Guessing the context of the plot, maybe I'm really not used to her interpretation mode, including "Big Little Lies". By the way, I don't see any difference between the character of Big Little Lies and this character.
Specifically, at the beginning, when I showed the daily life of the heroine's family, I saw her husband's exaggerated expressions of love for her, but the heroine seemed to be indifferent. I mistakenly thought that because of professional reasons, the heroine was keenly aware of the small movements behind her husband's back, and deliberately did not Showing off the mountains and showing water, I later learned that it was not. Then when the heroine met Xiaosan, she was enthusiastic on the surface, but she complained behind her back, and I didn't see any difference in performance.
A large section in the middle is when the heroine finds out that she was deceived by her husband. As more details of the husband cheating on the heroine are exposed, the heroine's emotions do not show any progress. The most impressive part is when the heroine's father said that her husband was hiding from her husband. I was very angry after hearing about the heroine borrowing money, and the amount was not small. The heroine's father showed care for the heroine's self-esteem, cherishing the heroine's affection, and regret for handling things improperly. The heroine still doesn't have much corresponding expression.
By the way, I want to complain about the screenwriter. The heroine's mind often flashes back to the scene of Xiaosan's death. Later, she realized that it was a distraction to the case, and the heroine was walking near the scene of the crime, emphasizing it several times, thinking it was a foreshadowing, but it was actually idle writing. As a suspense drama, this is a failure.
Finally, at the critical stage of the court trial, the heroine offered to testify in the courtroom. Her mood should be complicated. Emotionally, she hopes to trust her husband, and intellectually knows that her husband has psychological problems. This is known from the later plot. Unfortunately, I didn't understand it on the spot. In general, I'm a little disappointed, I can only say that I don't understand her interpretation mode, and I won't watch her dramas in the future.
By the way, I can receive all the content of Hugh Grant's interpretation, such as the daily interaction with the heroine at the beginning, which is a bit exaggerated, and it feels like he is trying to cover up something. After the incident is exposed, he apologizes and confesses to the heroine. I feel that he is full. The meaning of reconciliation, but not too much guilt, made me feel extremely uncomfortable, especially in the meeting between the prison and the heroine. At the time, I thought I had misunderstood, but at the end, I suddenly realized that he is such a character.
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