Okay, there's a limit to how many vacuous, selfish and thoroughly unlikeable people you should put in a movie. The makers of this movie seem to not know this. The premise is actually pretty clever, but the execution is where this falls short. Our main character is kind of relatable at first, but soon seems to deteriorate rapidly. She ends up being a despicable mentally unhinged slime, crapping on anyone and everyone in her life with no remorse. Remember the chick from Edge Of Seventeen? Well, the girl in this is worse. Way worse. Elisabeth Olson is gorgious and gives a solid turn in this turd. Her brother is so weasely and detestable you immediately want him to drown in sewage. Elisabeth's husband, even though he's a man bun wearing fem, ends up being pretty decent in his role. Surprising, but there it is. The neighbor/boyfriend Ingrid used to further her twisted goals is a good guy at heart and I dug the scenes with him. I get it's supposed to be about obsession and insanity, but while there's glimpses of talent and a few scenes that resonate, overall it just left me with the dry heaves. The film moves from improbably scenarios to absurdity and then completely unravels. Probably a solid 3.5 to 4, so I give 2 for balance.
Review of Ingrid Goes West
