Greta (2019)
Storyline
A young woman returns an elderly widow’s lost purse, leading to an unlikely relationship between the two — until the young woman discovers her elder might not be all that she seems.
Directors
Cast
Colm Feore, Stephen Rea, Chloë Grace Moretz, Zawe Ashton, Jeff Hiller, Isabelle Huppert, Maika Monroe, Parker Sawyers, Hershel Blatt, Darragh O'Connor, Thaddeus Daniels, Jane Perry, Raven Dauda, Jessica Claire Preddy, Angela Thompson Georgas, Rosa Escoda, Graeme Thomas King, Arthur Lee, Romii Reilly, Nagisa Morimoto, Navi Dhanoa, Tariq Azees, Aneta Dina Keder, Elisa Berkeley
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Reviews
80
While it sometimes feels as if it’s just not enough fun, once you get to the twin switcheroos and then the insane ending, you have little choice but to buy into horror-audience protocol and embrace it for the bloody hoot it is.
75
It opens as a stilted, awkward drama, complete with the always-delightful Maika Monroe giving literal voice to what appears to be the film’s obvious theme (mommy issues, basically) — and then it takes a surprising flip.
75
Greta is one of those thrillers where you see almost every twist coming, but the actors are so into it that you still get sucked in.
75
Slant Magazine
Neil Jordan’s deft control of pace and tone elevates Greta past mere gimmickry, resulting in a comic thriller whose goofy humor only compounds its mastery of suspense.
70
The filmmaker's expressively cockeyed impulses soon take over (he's ably assisted by the terrific cinematographer Seamus McGarvey), and the resulting craziness is quite delightful to behold in the moment and to reflect on after.
