A very good movie

To be honest, it has been ages since I have seen this flick and I should definitely re-watch it at some point. This movie seriously came out of nowhere. Indeed, before that, Peter Jackson was the King of the Nasties, making some crude but hilarious horror comedies. However, with this feature, he suddenly shifted gears and made a very compelling and original fantastic thriller/drama. Who could have imagine that a director expert in vomit feasts could make such a sensitive portrait of female adolescence?!? At this point, it was pretty obvious that Jackson was a really skilled director that we should reckon with in the future. Not only the directing was impressive but we shouldn't forget about the tremendous acting as well. Indeed, even though Melanie Lynskey never managed to really have a breakthrough, she was actually really good in this, and, of course, for the great Kate Winslet, it was a really amazing acting debut and the beginning of a great career full of many other amazing performances. Eventually, 15 years later, Peter Jackson would go back to this genre with ‘The Lovely Bones’ but, unfortunately, it turned out to be a commercial and critical flop. Anyway, coming back to our main feature, to conclude, even though it seems to be rather forgotten nowadays, it is actually a really solid drama and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Peter Jackson’s work.