This film is about an alcoholic divorcee who is entangled in a missing persons investigation. So many lies are hidden underneath a single marriage and it started off with Rachel and Tom's relationship. As an alcoholic, Rachel is looked down upon and spends her life in depression, morning her marriage, and takes the train that passes her ex husbands house to spy on the dream life she had always wanted. She later solves a murder case which affects many people around her surrounding her ex husband.
A scene that really stood out to me was the very end. This scene captured Tom's truly abusive self, in front of his current wife, Anna who never believed what Rachel was telling her. Tom tries to choke her to death and there is a subjective view on both Tom and Rachel, to the point where the audience can be absorbed in the emotion of both characters. While Tom is choking the life out of Rachel, the camera shows Anna from the top of the stairs, making her look more dominant, and showing how Anna is simply watching all of that happen to Rachel and is standing as a bystander. Rachel finally gets a hold of a vase next to her and slams it on Tom's head and grabs a corkscrew from the kitchen. She runs out of the house with Tom still on her tail and he aggressively holds her, and then Rachel pierces the corkscrew right through Tom's neck. The audience can see the blood squirting everywhere and at this time, the camera is still and it holds a realistic shot. The director uses natural light during this whole scene. Tom is on the ground and Rachel is screwing the corkscrew deeper. Anna comes outside and sees what Rachel has done to Tom, and there is a moment where both women look into each other's eyes and share the same emotion of vengeance. Anna takes the corkscrew and takes a turn to screw the corkscrew deeper down Tom's neck. This entire scene is silent and takes an emotional toll on both women. The hatred Anna had for Rachel disappears and both women feel relieved. This scene was very gruesome but has the conclusion that the audience was hoping for. Overall, this movie was great! It is based on a novel, which I haven't read, but it was still an awesome movie. It is not for everyone, but it was all things thrill, romance, and drama in a mystery packed film. The characters are all so different and the plot is astounding. This will definitely be one of the nominated films for this year.
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