It’s hard to watch a film so unsure of its own identity that it becomes a tonal mess. A movie that relies so heavily on the connection between its leads fails miserably as there’s no chemistry between them. The unnecessarily convoluted non-linear plot further ruins any chance of character or emotional development, and every attempt at a heartfelt moment is undercut by a dumb Jaffa Cake, wheetabix or another random white British joke that only Hugh Grant can pull off. Even the most sappy and emotionally manipulative films manage to feel more earnest than this. Why did this make me irrationally annoyed!?
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National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022
The criminal justice system is designed to humiliate the victim, forcing them to relive their horrors until they start questioning their reality. It burdens them with guilt and shame, stomping on the fragile hope that compelled them to come forward. A defence attorney—who believes her job is not to know the truth but rather to ‘not know’—faces a harrowing turn of events when she finds herself on the other side of the legal system. Torn to pieces by the very…
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