Review of Thelma (2017) by John S — 14 Nov 2017
BEWITCHY.
Norwegian film maestro Joachim Trier sure knows how to cast a spell.
"Thelma" is a freshwoman on campus, experiencing the tentative flings of adulthood freedom, attempting to cut ties with her helicoptering parents, engaging in the forbidden fruit of self-discovery, and experiencing some orgasmic seizures to accompany her supernatural visions. Whew. Sounds cluttered, but tis not.
Trier unravels his gorgeous gothic tale with chilling deliberation, wringing suspense out of calm passages, cinematic vistas, shadowy closeups, and sprinkling small reveals like breadcrumbs for the audience to find their way home.
A bit of Hitchcock, a bit of "Carrie", a bit of Bergman, "Thelma" is a beautifully brooding piece of film tension littered with several stunning visuals. It is to die for.
- hipCRANK.
This review of Thelma (2017) was written by John S on 14 Nov 2017.
Thelma has generally received positive reviews.
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