I, Anna tells the story of a blossoming relationship between a middle-aged divorcee and a Chief Inspector investigating a murder. The two meet near the crime scene and the detective quickly finds himself enamored with this charming woman. As our story unfolds, it soon becomes clear that Anna is not the woman that she appears to be.
This movie is a slow-burner that takes a little bit of patience to get into. Once the movie picks up momentum though, it is a rather enjoyable experience. The acting of the two leads is great, I'd expect nothing less from these two. And the presence of Eddie Marsan is appreciated, he's wonderful as always. These great actors, combined with a wonderful backdrop (I really felt the London-ness of it all), a good soundtrack, and a serviceable direction by Southcombe, make this movie work on some level.
The twist was something that I saw coming. The fact that we never see her daughter/granddaughter interact with anybody but Anna or that when we see Anna walking the stroller, we never get a view of the baby, made me realize that something was clearly amiss. As it becomes clear that Anna is our murderer, it was easy to tell that Anna had some type of psychological issue. I think Southcombe could have done with out the stroller-walking scene and made the twist a tad less obvious.
It's not a perfect movie but as far as neo-noirs go, there are a ton of terrible ones out there that this one far surpasses. It's nice to see the noir genre get an older female femme fatale who doesn't meet the stereotype of the archetype.
This movie is a slow-burner that takes a little bit of patience to get into. Once the movie picks up momentum though, it is a rather enjoyable experience. The acting of the two leads is great, I'd expect nothing less from these two. And the presence of Eddie Marsan is appreciated, he's wonderful as always. These great actors, combined with a wonderful backdrop (I really felt the London-ness of it all), a good soundtrack, and a serviceable direction by Southcombe, make this movie work on some level.
The twist was something that I saw coming. The fact that we never see her daughter/granddaughter interact with anybody but Anna or that when we see Anna walking the stroller, we never get a view of the baby, made me realize that something was clearly amiss. As it becomes clear that Anna is our murderer, it was easy to tell that Anna had some type of psychological issue. I think Southcombe could have done with out the stroller-walking scene and made the twist a tad less obvious.
It's not a perfect movie but as far as neo-noirs go, there are a ton of terrible ones out there that this one far surpasses. It's nice to see the noir genre get an older female femme fatale who doesn't meet the stereotype of the archetype.