Reality

A psychological conversation-driven political piece. Sydney Sweeney has perfect control over what she wants the viewer to feel, I can litterally see her thinking about the answers she's giving the interrogators. The body language is golden, the tension keeps escalating and all it really is, is a game of who's going to break first between the two parties. Great interrogation material, I was feeling very stressed. I like that the dialogue that's given is a word for word of the real life recordings so it gives you the real story. We're given just enough information at the beginning to get attached to the mystery—it was a mystery for me sinse I went in blind, made the experience better I believe. Brilliant acting, claustrophobic in every way, perfect runtime length and sooo uncomfortable. The intention/message behind the movie is clear by the end but it still left me with a bunch to think about which is a big plus.

I watched it knowing nothing about it other than the (deserved) praise Sydney Sweeney received for her performance. I thought it was absolutely gripping. It reminded me of Compliance (2012) in how frustrating the lead character's nativity was. People criticizing it for not being 'cinematic' enough have a very limited idea of what cinema can be.