Review of Unsane

Unsane (2018)
8/10
Different take on a psychological thriller
9 January 2019
Unsane is another psychological thriller by director Steven Soderbergh. 2017 saw the director direct an under seen film in Logan Lucky and this film Unsane was quite a quick turn around.

Unsane is quite different than most current thrillers nowadays (which is a good thing). Having somewhat high expectations going into the film as heard many great things from critics regarding the film, as well as from the performance by lead Claire Foy.

The expectations were met and some more, as this film is very engaging and once the plot kicks in, it becomes entertaining and a thrilling tense ride. Starting with relatively a slow start, the pace becomes better as we see everything unvolving.

A lot of criticism from audiences seem to be the fact that the film was shot on an iPhone 7, though this isn't a problem in the sense some reviewers are making it sound. The film is very much focused, easy to follow and for sure watchable. Save for perhaps the first few scenes, where the quality is noticeable and somewhat amateurish looking, it gets better as the film passes.

Overall, the tension and suspense of Unsane warrants it a viewing. Quite an underrated film, in where this was not a success at the box office, and one thinks this film may be completely forgotten several years from now.
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