'The Last Day' Review: Rachel Rose's Debut Feature Starring Alicia Vikander and Victoria Pedretti
By
Kate Erbland
Master baker tier. Every paragraph earns its place on the tray.
Summary
Rachel Rose's feature directorial debut "The Last Day" is a film review that examines how the movie uses air sirens in a small town as a destabilizing narrative device. The review highlights Alicia Vikander's solid performance but particularly praises Victoria Pedretti's stunning portrayal. The film is described as a take on "Mrs. Dalloway," using periodic sirens to keep both characters and audiences on edge throughout the story set in Mount Kisco, New York.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledPiercing, unpredictable, wailing, the sirens could make anyone feel a little out of their mind.
In Rachel Rose's feature directorial debut, 'The Last Day,' those sirens serve as one of many punctuating — and, occasionally, quite conspicuous — elements to keep its characters and audience destabilized.
Vikander is solid, but it's Victoria Pedretti who stuns in Rachel Rose's debut feature.
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