6.0
During a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by Rebecca, 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.
Thomasin McKenzie
Eileen Dunlop
Anne Hathaway
Rebecca
Shea Whigham
Jim Dunlop
Sam Nivola
Lee Polk
Marin Ireland
Mrs. Polk
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Mrs. Murray
Tonye Patano
Mrs. Stevens
William Hill
Intake Guard
Owen Teague
Randy
Peter McRobbie
Warden
Peter Von Berg
Dr. Frye
Patrick Noonan
Cop
Jefferson White
Buck Warren
Alexander Jameson
Actor 1
Patrick Ryan Wood
Joseph
Gavin K. Barfield
Mary
Spencer Barnes
DeMarko
Mason Pettograsso
DeLuca
Mark Havlis
Prison Guard
Willie C. Carpenter
Bob
Brendan Burke
Sandy
Julian Gavilanes
Pat
Joel Marsh Garland
Jacky
Louis Vanaria
Jerry
Lawrence Arancio
Doctor
Lauren Yaffe
Parent (uncredited)
Matt Berman
Inmate (uncredited)
Ben Kennedy
Prisoner (uncredited)
Myra Thibault
Nurse (uncredited)
Director
William Oldroyd
Novel, Screenplay
Ottessa Moshfegh
Screenplay
Luke Goebel
December 2, 2023
6
Thomasin McKenzie is quite good as the eponymous, rather timid, prison secretary who lives a rather pedestrian life watching the couples make out in the car-park, or fantasising about a quickie with one of her colleagues, before returning home to her retired cop/dipso father replete with two bottles! The arrival of new psychologist "Rebecca" (Anne Hathaway) injects a little life into her dull routine. This assertive sophisticate takes an interest in "Eileen", they go for a drink - there's even some flirting - before "Rebecca" shares a secret with her new friend that involves a young man in prison accused of the brutal murder of his father, and of just what his mother might know of the crime and it's causes. The first hour is quite intriguing but that sense of anticipation is let down by a last half hour that is really quite undercooked and the denouement, well that is just incomplete - on just about every level. The acting and writing is fine - nothing more, but I left the screening thinking that something was missing. What exactly was the point here? It's a good looking film - effort has certainly gone into the aesthetic but I'm not sure I'm really any the wiser.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$16,000,000.00
Revenue:
$1,560,142.00