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But it often winds up fighting itself, paralyzed by its own toxin.
Marlas grift is (mostly) legal elder abuse.
She uses the proceeds to pay herself, and the money rolls in.
She looks like the dragon-lady boss in a 90s corporate thriller, a stalking predator in a bloodred dress.
Marla refuses to be intimidated by threats or even harm; she sneers at any man who tries it.
Unfortunately, Wiest is sidelined by the film, despite being its prize.
Jennifers gaze wanders, then sharpens.
Deep in her eyes, a shark rises up from the dark.
We wonder could it be that it takes an old predator to bring down a young one?
His heavy hand does sometimes shake.
Some will find this cartoon toxicity entertaining, but I couldnt reconcile the films very different registers.
Essentially, there are two films here fighting it out.
In this, the movie is grave and real and nauseating.
But Marla is assaulting the elderly, isolating them, mass-neglecting them.
The first film does so well at evoking genuine horror, it fills the second films balloon with lead.
He oozes; she zaps him.
He oozes a little more, and the room starts to frost.
My pulse stayed steady:I Care a Lotmade it impossible to care at all.
