The first film directed by Anna Kendrick, revealed in the saga Twilighthas been on Netflix for a few days. This gripping thriller has made a big breakthrough on the platform.
It’s fall and Halloween is fast approaching. Of Beetlejuice (Tim Burton) at Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola) passing by The Others (Alejandro Amenábar) et Without a sound (John Krasinski), viewers who want to thrill will inevitably find a program to their liking on streaming platforms. On Netflix, for example, subscribers can watch A woman at stake (Woman of the Hour in original version) since Friday October 18. A suffocating thriller by Anna Kendrick, revealed in the saga Twilight.
A woman at stake (Netflix) returns to the story of a famous Mexican serial killer
Not recommended for those under 16, this feature film inspired by a major news story that shook the United States made a sensational debut on Netflix. As proof of the popularity among moviegoers, this fiction peaked in second place in the Top 10 – behind The Shadow Straysbut in front The Assault, Lonely Planet et Yo Mama – this Sunday, October 20. Worn by Anna Kendrick (for whom this is the first film directed) and Daniel Zovatto, A woman at stake immerses us in the case of serial killer Rodney Alcala, originally from Mexico. The plot notably returns to his improbable participation in the American version of Spin Merry-Go-Round (which will perhaps remind the French of the appearance of the criminal Le Grêlé in Everyone wants to take their placein 2019, which Nagui then hosted).
A woman at stake (Netflix): moviegoers mostly seduced
Sur Rotten Tomatoes, A woman at stake is recommended by 90% of viewers. On IMDb, the film received an honorable rating of 6.7/10. The comments left by Netflix subscribers on Allociné are mostly laudatory. “I really liked it.[…] We find there the police incompetence of the time and the ordinary misogyny that women suffered on a daily basis. […] It’s sober and rather intense in terms of suspense. I didn’t find it long or boring. On the contrary. It’s really well done.”details one of them. “I had a great time. The actors are good and it’s well done”adds a second moviegoer. Same story with this third Internet user: “Very gripping, the actor plays the psychopath really well and certain scenes make you uncomfortable without revealing too much or being gory.” Others, however, deplored a “lazy achievement”an intrigue “hovered”the “portrait of a failed monster”. To see, therefore, to form an opinion.
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