I went into this expecting (based on some of the marketing) some splatfest revenge thriller. I was happy when I got in and discovered it was a much more sophisticated balancing act. A look at a character, exploring trauma, mixing in heavy amounts of drama and satire along with some very neat cinematogrpahy. It has interesting observations and things to say about lasting emotional damage and what it can do to a person. It's dark. But it's also really funny and sweet too. A black comedy with a bubble gum pop sheen and a lot heart.
But the movie gets to a point where it has to make a decision about what kind of film it wants to be, and the direction it chooses to go at that point lost me a bit. I wanted the film to dig deeper into the character herself. In the latter half it feels like it throws that out the window and decides to revert to that more traditional revenge thriller, albeit with some ~twists~. But that just wasn't as interesting to me and went back on some of what it had accomplished up to that point.
But the movie gets to a point where it has to make a decision about what kind of film it wants to be, and the direction it chooses to go at that point lost me a bit. I wanted the film to dig deeper into the character herself. In the latter half it feels like it throws that out the window and decides to revert to that more traditional revenge thriller, albeit with some ~twists~. But that just wasn't as interesting to me and went back on some of what it had accomplished up to that point.