You can’t help but be impressed by Maggie Gyllenhaal’s take on this classic horror story. It’s audacious, ferocious, has terrific performances and a throbbing feminist heart. I just wish it had been stitched together a bit more judiciously.
As entertaining as it is, this one also feels a bit like a scientific experiment: the synthesis of the Safdie and Chalamet energies. The results aren’t always dynamite, but they often sure come close.