Rust Creek

Director Jen McGowan has a genuine feel for place and she gives us a heroine who does not have to be a superhero to be fearless, tough, and determined.

Has way more story than it needs.

Under McGowan's restrained direction, "Rust Creek" is an impressive example of good storytelling overriding budget and star power.

A modest but involving rural-captivity tale.

Director Jen McGowan and screenwriter Julie Lipson take too leisurely of an approach to a story that should be more taut, but the attention they pay to characters and setting makes a difference in how the movie plays out.

Rust Creek begins like a cautionary tale that might be whispered in hushed tones at the fraught end of a long girls night.

A delightfully harrowing thriller from director Jen McGowan.

Rust Creek is a genre film, aiming just to entertain, and there is no reason women directors can't make those kinds of films too rather than ones with social commentary.

Special praise goes to cinematographer Michelle Lawler, whose stunning camerawork consistently sets us on edge.

McGowan, working from a script by Julie Lipson, elicits a strong performance from Corfield...