Friday 28 October 2011

Looking forward to seeing Wreckers

marielikestodraw: Wreckers is a beautiful and visceral indie drama. My favorite thing about the movie was that it was entirely from the POV of Dawn, played by Claire Foy, and that we, the audience, followed the story, watched things unraveling, just like she was. Foy carries the film, and gives a mesmerizing performance, her world slowly collapses around her and you immediately empathises with everything she goes through. She was the big highlight of the film. Playing the two brothers, Shaun Evans and Benedict Cumberbatch are equally fantastic.Evans told us - in the Q/A after the movie - that he was working on a script dealing with PTSD when he was offered the role of Nick, and really dived into understanding what soldiers go through when they come home, and the incapacity to recover sometimes. The never-quite-explained history with his brother comes  through a brilliant and affecting performance.Facing him, Cumberbatch as David is fascinating, and makes a lovely on screen couple with Foy’s Dawn, it’s a nice change from the more quirky eccentric characters he’s been playing recently and when the secrets surface, his character goes from loving husband to a more tormented and subdued man that Dawn struggle to reach out to. Loved his performance as well.The rest of the cast is equally great (special mention to Peter McDonald), and add to this a beautiful cinematography, some sharp editing, and an evocative soundtrack, and you have the recipe for a little indie film that could go far. I honestly think Foy will get a lot of praises, because she’s stunning. There are many more things I could say about the movie but I don’t want to spoil anyone, so I’ll just say it’s a brilliant first film, with a haunting atmosphere and an ensemble cast that works effortlessly together.
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