Lady Macbeth

— This is a beautifully photographed period piece with a lead actor who’s fantastic. It’s one of those films where you start off being uncertain whether you like or dislike the main character. I assumed my ambiguity was because I sometimes get a little tired of a particular type of feminist heroine, but pretty quickly the film darkens and it’s hard to decide if she’s victim or villain. In the third act, it gets even darker and ends somewhat abruptly, but you can’t help but be taken in by its visual appeal and bizzare plot. Definitely worth seeing.

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[2016. 89 min. Directed by William Oldroyd. Starring Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis, and Paul Hilton.]
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/lady-macbeth-2017