Directed by: Edgar Wright
Written by: Edgar Wright& Krysty Wilson-Cairns
Starring: Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Michael Ajao.
A horror/Mystery film created by Edgar Wright, about an aspiring young woman who wants to break into the fashion design industry, but is transported back to the 1960s, where she encounters a beautiful young woman named Sandie, a wannabe singer in 1960s London. But with her visits to the 1960s, Eloise discovers that all that she sees is not what it appears to be, and she soon uncovers something more sinister and dark.
Upon watching this film, I was pleasantly surprised, as it featured numerous twists and a number of dark scenes throughout. It starts off with Eloise getting a place to study Fashion Design in London, so she travels from Cornwall to London, whilst vowing to her gran she will keep in contact regularly. Because she wears clothing that is not considered “present-day fashion” and clothes more related to the 1960s era, Eloise becomes the target of bullying and jealousy at her fashion university. The only person who accepts her for who she is is a fellow fashion student named John (Michael Ajao).
Eloise finds herself transported back to the 1960s every night after renting a flat from Ms. Collins, unbeknownst to Eloise, who is actually the woman she sees when the forces transport her back to the 60s. She becomes obsessed with this young woman when she finds herself in the body of Sandie, but Eloise soon experiences more nightmares and becomes desperate to rescue young Sandie from the world she has gotten herself into.
I enjoyed this film, as I have already mentioned, and I have been pleasantly surprised. Still, I have to admit that at first, when Eloise was transported back to the 1960s, I thought the young woman she was seeing and being was her Grandmother from a younger age, but this was not the case, which I found oddly more interesting, as my mind was kept intrigued throughout.
I love the work of Edgar Wright, and this was no exception. Although it’s been a few weeks since I saw this film – sorry for not posting the review sooner, as I’ve been busy working – I still remember how I felt after watching it. I remember really enjoying the constant edge-of-your-seat feeling throughout.
Fun Fact: The ending of the film, when the images of Soho were being shown, this was all taken during National Lock-down in 2020, where Edgar Wright let his followers on Twitter know about this, as it was easier to film scenes, too.
Also, did anyone notice that James Phelps, from the Harry Potter series, was very briefly in this film? As the cloakroom attendant near the beginning. If you blinked, you would have missed him!
I rate this film 4.5 stars
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