**THE WACPINE OF ‘REBECCA (2020)’**

WRITING: 4
ATMOSPHERE: 5
CHARACTERS: 5
PRODUCTION: 6
INTRIGUE: 4
NOVELTY: 2
ENJOYMENT: 4



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**The Good:**

The chemistry between Lily James and Hammer mostly works, which helps to hold this film and its story together.

The relationships between the central characters are constructed well throughout the first half of the movie, so by the end of it all, we root for them and feel their losses.

Kristin Scott Thomas is tough and cold in all the best ways and the single standout actor in this production.

After a very slow first half and a plot that seemingly goes nowhere, the final 30 minutes finally provides answers and turns fairly tense.


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**The Bad:**

Lily Thomas’ acting is a bit in the shallow side. Hammer is also too low-key to make an impact. They could have put in more intense performances.

This film takes a good while to get going properly. It sets up things, then throws in loads of filler scenes and doesn’t seem to know where it should go next. This makes it feel overlong.

Rebecca is slightly overlong. It feels longer than its 130 minutes, mostly due to the dragged out first half and the lack of plot progression.

The story builds up slowly with many false leads before finally allowing itself to focus on the main mystery. By that point, most of the cake has already fallen apart.

Rebecca struggles to find its identity. It doesn’t now whether it should be called a historical drama, a murder mystery, a psychological thriller or something completely different.


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**The Ugly:**

Damn those costume changes Lily James has to go through.


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**WACPINE RATING: 4.29 / 10 = 2 stars**