“The Truth about Emanuel is film that played at the 2013
Sundance Film Festival. Recently it was released on DVD and Blu-Ray from Well
Go USA and Tribeca Films.
The film follows a troubled girl who has lived a troubled
life. One day, a new neighbor (Jessica Beil) arrives resembling her late
mother. She begins to become obsessed with her. Unknowing to her, the neighbor
has a secret that she’s been harboring. As she becomes close with her, their
relationships intensifies and becomes more dangerous as her obsession grows.
The film also co-stars Francis O Connor (A.I: Artificial Intelligences) and
Alfred Molina (Spider-Man 2).
Going into this film, I had no idea what to expect as the
only thing that attracted me to this film was the fact that it starred Jessica
Biel and I liked her last film “The Tall Man” a lot. But I was surprised that I
enjoyed this film, because it didn’t look like the type of film that I would be
interested in watching.
What makes this film very was the direction from
writer/director Francesca Gregorini. Her direction was very good, as she makes
sure that the images are captured have a dark feel to it. That helped made some
of the dramatic scenes work including some of the weird elements the film has.
The scenes and elements help kept me interested in the film. The other thing
that Gregorini does well was to make sure the performance work very well. She
does a very good job making sure her cast made their interesting. In a film
like this, you need the cast to make the performances stand out because of the
film’s dark nature. Gregorini does a very good job with this, as it helped the
performances work.
Speaking of the acting, both Kaya Scodelario and Jessica
Biel turned in very good performances. Both had chemistry with each other and made
their characters interesting while staying within the film’s dark tone. It made
this characters interesting from start to finish.
The screenplay written by Gregorini does a very good job
with the screenplay and how it came about. One of things that makes this good
was the fact that she spends time developing the main characters. I liked how,
it focuses on each of the character’s state of mind and the relationship with
each other. It made the main characters interesting and different from normal
dramas. The other thing that makes this good was the fact the story moved at a
good pace. Gregorini does a very good job keeping the story moving and
engaging. She does that by the way that she wrote each of the scenes. It had a
dark tone to it but it also provided emotion to some of the film’s most crucial
scenes which made everything work, as it made the dramatic aspect work so well.
This is a film worth checking if you’re into dramas about
characters. “The Truth about Emmanuel” is a surprisingly good film filled with
emotion and good performances from Kaya Scodelario and Jessica Biel.
Review Rating: Four Stars
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