Pearl is desperate for a better life, a life away from the grind and drudgery of the farm, and to escape her ailing father and disapproving mother, a dancing competition at The Church Hall provides an opportunity.
What an unexpected, enjoyable movie this is, a good mix of horror and drama, with a pretty great story mixed in. A repressed girl desperate to escape to a new life, but very much close to the edge.
I had all but forgotten about X, and kept thinking there was something strangely familiar about this, of course Pearl is the prequel to that movie, I think on balance I actually preferred this one.
Some cracking scenes, Pearl's long monologue after losing out in the dancing competition, and that moment where she chats to her father at the river's edge.
A fine performance from Mia Goth, well acted all round.
7/10.
What an unexpected, enjoyable movie this is, a good mix of horror and drama, with a pretty great story mixed in. A repressed girl desperate to escape to a new life, but very much close to the edge.
I had all but forgotten about X, and kept thinking there was something strangely familiar about this, of course Pearl is the prequel to that movie, I think on balance I actually preferred this one.
Some cracking scenes, Pearl's long monologue after losing out in the dancing competition, and that moment where she chats to her father at the river's edge.
A fine performance from Mia Goth, well acted all round.
7/10.