A mysterious woman walking barefoot in the Ohio winter attracts the attention of a series of men, who get more than they expected from the encounters.
Interesting story of a ghost within a dream. The opening shot is a closeup on a human face - always a good start - and the narrative is broken up by flashbacks, filling in the details as the mystery unfolds.
The lead performance is sensual, the editing keeps up a decent pace, and there are many lingering shots to fill out the sense of place in this dour little town. The music opens with nervous, tinkling piano, but largely relies on winsome unplugged grunge. Is that a thing? Whatever, it's a good choice.
Cleverly, the key to the plot is in the retelling of another dream by the ghost within the first dream, and the critical reversal is signaled by a short sequence of snow and a passing train. The problem, though, is that this is not the story of the ghost, but of the woman we meet in the first shot - and we are told nothing of her inner life. A category error. Instead of a weird reflection of her grief and guilt, we end up with a flat revenge tale plus redemption tagged on before the final reveal.
A further problem is that I didn't see the connection between the ghost and her victims. Maybe I missed something obvious, or mistook an implication, but what did they do to her to merit this treatment? The closet scene in the climax seemed to leave us with only one baddie.
Still, I enjoyed the mood, and there was enough intrigue to keep me engaged.
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