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In Theaters Now
- 2023
- R
- 1 h 37 m
- 2023
- R
- 1 h 37 m
Summary Set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie) becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret — throwing Eileen onto a sinister path. Based on Ottessa Moshfegh’s award-winning novel.
Directed By: William Oldroyd
Written By: Luke Goebel, Ottessa Moshfegh
In Theaters Now
- 2023
- R
- 1 h 37 m
- 2023
- R
- 1 h 37 m
Eileen
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6.5
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Summary Set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie) becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret — throwing Eileen onto a sinister path. Based on Ottessa Moshfegh’s award-winning novel.
Directed By: William Oldroyd
Written By: Luke Goebel, Ottessa Moshfegh
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 44 Critic Reviews
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73% Positive
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27% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 44 Critic Reviews
71
73% Positive
32 Reviews
32 Reviews
27% Mixed
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
0% Negative
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Oldroyd lulled me into a false sense of expectation and then dropped a bomb into his movie that completely shifted the ground under my feet. I can't remember the last time I was so energized by a surprise.
Rippling with sly humor and a bold command of the tropes of classic Hitchcockian suspense, this is a twisty and beguiling original, led by contrasting but expertly synced performances from Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 User Ratings
6.5
67% Positive
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13% Mixed
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20% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 User Ratings
6.5
67% Positive
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
13% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
20% Negative
3 Ratings
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Poor Eileen.
She's lonely.
She has major "daddy" issues.
And she works at a prison for boys.
Even worse, she's do desperate to be loved and respected, she gets in way over her head quickly, when she meets femme fatale, Rebecca.
Oh boy, is this movie DARK.
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Eileen is indeed a weird little movie, but it leaves a big impact.
Eileen is a slender drama distinguished by strong performances.
Overall, Eileen is a pretty close adaptation of the mood of Moshfegh’s stories, even though some lost elements dull the author’s unique and singular voice. If the script meanders its way toward its unsettling end, it still manages to stay compelling.
William Oldroyd’s Lady Macbeth follow-up Eileen is lacking in a considered formal approach but strives to make up for this misgiving with a script that offers its talented ensemble an unexpected mix of sensual longing and perverse thrills. While this clash of tones doesn’t entirely gel, part of its appeal is the shock of such contrasts.
Oldroyd never seems entirely sure just how pulpy and weird his material is, unable to decide how far to push, the odd stylistic flourish and burst of lurid music ultimately feeling incongruous in a film that’s otherwise visually quiet.
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie headline this otherwise forgettable 60s set noir thriller based on the 2015 novel of the same name about a young woman who forms an unexpectedly dangerous bond with an older woman she meets working at her local correctional facility, while also navigating her broken home life with her abusive alcoholic father (Shea Wigham). The film is a rather slow burn, and the period atmosphere is fun to watch at times, but it's all in service of a relatively straightforward story that plays it relatively safe for the most part. And while Hathaway and McKenzie both make for a compelling onscreen duo at times, it simply can't overcome an overall underwhelming execution and ending that fizzles things out rather disappointingly.
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Thomasin McKenzie plays an introverted worker at a reform school in 60s Massachusetts who is befriended by the striking new psychiatrist (Anne Hathaway). Their unlikely friendship heads in one direction, but takes a sinister turn. McKenzie effectively captures her character's evolution, while Hathaway is alluring and charismatic in her blonde wig and elevated glamour. Director William Oldroyd, who made his name with Lady Macbeth (my review), again tackles a young woman making bold choices, but it takes a long time for things to develop. While the outcome is unexpected, getting there takes patience. Despite the strong performances, there's not really sufficient tension or narrative significance to make it as compelling as it promises.
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Not sure what the author was going for but it had little appeal to me. A low esteem girl living out sexual & homicidal fantasies didn't appeal to me.
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