Eileen

Finding the right ending remains one of the most difficult and persistent challenges in telling a story, so filmmakers deserve some latitude in carving one out, but they rarely miss this badly.

Eileen is triumphant, a rousing directorial success from Oldroyd.

It feels like we’re watching a Todd Haynes film as filtered through the lens of a Hitchcockian tale, with a late-story development that’s bat-bleep crazy but also gripping.

It looks great, it sounds nice, the performances are solid, but none of the choices feel inspired by character or story.

Eileen may ultimately be a little thin, but it’s a bracing watch, powered not just by its two main performances but also by Ireland...

Ultimately, I respected the dramatic destination at which the film arrived, but I kept asking myself if the trip was really necessary. Sometimes you admire a movie more than you like it.

The darkness it laments on makes it quite an engaging movie with compelling food for thought. One just wishes it had a touch more flair to its conclusion.

Eileen invites a deep reflection on the human condition, particularly in terms of dysfunctionality and family trauma. [Full review in Spanish]

While not all of Oldroyd's decisions are convincing... Eileen never ceases to be a disturbing, audacious, uncomfortable, and in several ways, a provocative film. [Full review in Spanish]

Eileen succeeds as a mood piece. It has a strange twist that doesn't land quite as cleanly as the filmmakers hoped it would.