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Cloudburst (2011)
Worth Watching but Ending Could be Better
I loved the light-hearted banter of this movie. It was sometimes a little slapstick and over the top but it made me laugh. It was refreshing to see lesbian characters who weren't in their twenties.
The only criticism I have of this movie is in the ending - Dot's death seemed totally unnecessary. I half expected her to wink and say 'Just kidding'. Another reviewer thought this might be part of a tendency to make lesbian stories tragic. Personally, I interpreted it as more of a mistaken belief that stories about the elderly have to end in death. Death happens but I dislike the constant portrayal that the elderly aren't doing anything with their lives except waiting for it to end. The enjoyment the two of them got out of life gave most of the movie it's charm.
I will admit, however, that it did give Olympia Dukakis' character an opportunity for a brilliant last line! Almost enough for me to forgive the way they ended it.
The Uninvited (2009)
Worth a look
I haven't seen the original film so I came into this film not knowing what to expect.
All the actors were good and engaging (especially Emily Browning as Anna and Elizabeth Banks as Rachel), and I found myself drawn into their world. I quite liked the way the story unfolded and the relationships between all the characters. You definitely got the feeling that the only characters of importance were the family. The coastal setting of British Columbia was well shot with it's beauty and isolation adding to the film's unsettling atmosphere.
I felt the plot itself was not spectacularly original but I felt it was well done. It didn't frighten me out of my wits but it did keep up the tension. Overall, a solid film.