Women Talking

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Photo belonged to MGM pictures


        Here we are, another Oscar nominated film!  Let's discuss!!

    This is my first dive into the directing world of Sarah Polley. I have always been told that her films were great, and I just never got to them. I had seen a few of her acting jobs. This had me curious.

    Two things together make this movie excellent. Sarah Polleys script is sharp and well written. for a movie that mostly takes place in a barn. With a run time of 104 minutes, you have a lot of work to do with not much there. She makes you care about the characters and hate what has happened all at the same time, it has an Oscar nomination for a Best Adapted Screenplay. Can it win? Well, I have yet to see "Living" and "All Quiet on the Western Front". If I had to judge, based on what I have seen, it has a chance. The dialogue is amazing, would say it is the best part of this film.  

 The only way Polley could get her screenplay out there is with the help of your actors. With the help of Ronney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, and Shelia Mcarthy, this movie delivers. When it comes to the best actress nominations, I am not sure any could have quite made it. The fact that the ensemble was nominated for the SAG award, is well deserved.

 This did feel like a play, most of the movie takes place in one place. I would have liked to have seen the interaction with at least one bad man. I get it is "Women Talking", but it was something that might of helped build more tension, Does the lack of a man, and it still being good, a testament to how good it is? I guess that answer is up to you?

GRADE: B+ 


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