This slightly offbeat domestic thriller sees two young women accidentally uncover a town-wide conspiracy when they attempt to cover up a murder. It's solid stuff throughout, with its down-to-earth characters and rustic aesthetic lending a unique flavour to its more traditional thriller elements. Having said that, 'Blow The Man Down (2019)' isn't exactly traditional. It has a marked, almost realistic atmosphere that seeps into every scene, and its tangled web of small-town criminals provides a palpable sense of suspense just because you're never exactly sure how they're going to come together. The piece slows down somewhat in its mid-section and seemingly loses focus on its protagonists, but it does so only to get its other, equally important elements into the fray and comes together nicely at the end. It's an odd experience in some ways. However, it's always engaging and entertaining. 7/10
Review of Blow the Man Down
