Review of Two Days, One Night (2014) by Hanneguacamole — 16 Jan 2016
A simple premise, Two Days, One Night brings together and emotionally trying task's mundane actions with depression and personal struggle. Marion Cotillard manages to make her illness live on the border of hurt and recovery. While each reaction to Sandra's desperate plea for help was similar, I was cheering for her from the sidelines.
The movie became somewhat monotonous after a while, hearing how many people Sandra had yet to talk to, really the politicking of it all. Two Days's redeeming quality was its humanness. As every human was unique, they had different reactions. Empathy, greed... It is a lot for a mentally ill woman to deal with, as we see.
It truly was a breath of fresh air to see a family, like Sandra in Manu's, that works and actually needs this income to survive. To be represented in film is gratifying, and the Dardennes were able to capture the essence of true necessity and desperation without completely losing hope.
This review of Two Days, One Night (2014) was written by Hanneguacamole on 16 Jan 2016.
Two Days, One Night has generally received very positive reviews.
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