I only read about 30 pages of Miriam Toews' novel "Women Talking" before deciding it wasn't for me. But even at that, I could tell that Sarah Polley's adaptation was superb.
This film gave me the feels big time. Excellently acted from soup to nuts, it gives virtually every actor a moment to shine. Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Rooney Mara, Ben Whishaw, Judith Ivey, and Sheila McCarthy all deserve to be mentioned by name. The movie aches with feeling, and my heart went out to these women who just want to live their lives and practice their faith but can't because of rules imposed on them that they didn't have a vote in creating.
A lot of people are whining about the washed out color scheme, but I don't get it. It matches the mood perfectly, and it's not at all distracting.
And this has to feature the best use of the song "Daydream Believer" perhaps in film history.
Grade: A+
This film gave me the feels big time. Excellently acted from soup to nuts, it gives virtually every actor a moment to shine. Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Rooney Mara, Ben Whishaw, Judith Ivey, and Sheila McCarthy all deserve to be mentioned by name. The movie aches with feeling, and my heart went out to these women who just want to live their lives and practice their faith but can't because of rules imposed on them that they didn't have a vote in creating.
A lot of people are whining about the washed out color scheme, but I don't get it. It matches the mood perfectly, and it's not at all distracting.
And this has to feature the best use of the song "Daydream Believer" perhaps in film history.
Grade: A+