Steph:
I wanted to love this film because it has all my elements: a story filled with strong women characters who are treated horribly by The System after suffering violence at the hands of men, but ultimately the film left me feeling so much despair, which may have been the goal—to argue that capitalism traps us—but one awful thing after another happens to these women, and all I wanted was some kind of redemption for them that never really comes. ⏰⏰⏰
Josh:
Engaging enough, but almost like an ‘80s indie in its grim, downtrodden atmosphere and somewhat mawkish sincerity, and while it’s moving in its smaller moments, the plot takes our beleaguered heroine (well played by Essie Davis, of course!) into such overblown Hollywood-style melodrama that it becomes increasingly difficult to take her plight seriously. ⏰⏰⏰
The Bare Minimum 