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But its a daring experiment nonetheless.
You might say, That will never work!
And in the case of Elan and Rajeev DassanisEvil Eye, you might be right.
Who Would Like This Film?
ThePhylicia Rashad, Mamoudou Athie (The Circle, The Get Down).
The movie would be better with half the explanation and twice the mystery.
(Some of its sillier pseudoscience sits jarringly beside the movies themes of domestic abuse.)
The relentless, aggressive formalism is reminiscent of Lodge Kerrigan and Amy Seimetzs work onThe Girlfriend Experiencetelevision show.
There, static compositions and stark surfaces symbolized the (supposed) emotional aridity of sex work.
Every time a character giggles in the movie it feels like a stain on some looming silence.
The films visual power and conviction utterly overwhelms its slight narrative, for better and worse.
Fans ofBlack Mirrors Crocodile; fans of the first season ofThe Girlfriend Experience.
Nocturneis Zu Quirkes debut, but it doesnt feel like the work of a starting director.
