This movie crept up on me, weaving its way into my mind slowly but surely to a series of end shots (just around about 3) that completely floored me. It reminded me of Wicker Park. Like Wicker Park, it’s about love triangles of sorts, but the subject matter is dealt with way more harshly, way more frankly, with dialogue way more coarse.

At first glance it appears that most of these actors are playing roles they’ve played in some form already but you quickly realise that these roles of deception are being played by the characters themselves. This movie is drowning in deceit and doubt, those monsters that destroy relationships so fast. It winds up being all about trust. I can’t fathom exactly why I broke down crying during the final shot of Natalie Portman, not just yet, but it’s got something to do with how much I personally value trust, how much I miss it so often, how much I recognise how dangerous it can be, and yet I still want it so much.

A truly mesmerising film I can’t wait to sit down to again.

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