Continuing more of my Oscar explorations, and this had me thinking about it long after it was over. The acting blew me away. It was stressful and beautiful, or in other words, lifelike. Of course, Rose Byrne's performance is award-worthy, but I was also stunned by the two actors working outside their normal expected ranges (Conan and A$AP Rocky). I was impressed with some stylistic decisions as well; Linda's is the only character's face you see for the first several minutes of the film, and it's a tight shot, foreshadowing how the ensuing events are going to swallow her whole. Conversely, withholding the daughter's face until the closing sequence received an audible gasp from me.
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