You've been separate from your son nearly a year, by an ocean that is wide and so austere, but you've managed to compose, started looking after Rose, with a family, who seem to be sincere. It's not too long before you struggle to get through, the guardian back home is engaged and eschews, it starts to play tricks with your mind, you find it hard to rest, unwind, while the parents take advantage over you.
Definitely not a horror film, but an innovative and imaginative insight into the psychology of a mother who loses contact with her young son, who she has left to build a new life in America for, while preparing for him to join her when the time is right. Anna Diop is outstanding, the interpretation challenging at times, the ending a little bizarre, but certainly something to get you thinking about, from a writer and director who clearly has some creativity.
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Catastrophising Concerns...
What an incredible lame and boring movie
Many bad and boring movies have been made this year, But this is one of the more boring and lame movies. You should think, that Amazon and Blumhouse could make something truly great. A great horror movie. And then they produce this utter crap. Its boring from start to end and you soon loose interest in watching this boring trash. The movie try to explore the anansi african folklore but doesn't explain it enough to the viewer for it to make sense. Instead it gets boring and confusing. And for a Blumhouse movie, there is very little to no horror. Complete waste of time. Time to quit Amazon Prime.
This Film actually won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance?
The primary reason I wanted to see this movie was because it won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 2022. So how bad could it possibly be, especially since they awarded it to CODA in 2021?
After sitting through this, I am absolutely clueless how this could have possibly won anything, much less such a prestigious prize. All these clues are building and building throughout the movie, and then when the "payoff" happens, you're just scratching your head wondering how they squandered it all.
The only good thing I can say about this movie is that Anna Diop is excellent as the Nanny, and I wouldn't be surprised if she becomes a big star down the road.
Other than that, I can't stress enough not to waste your time with this one. Look at all the other negative reviews this is receiving on IMDb! You'll thank us all if you avoid it.