I Care a Lot

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When it comes to Rosamund Pike, it doesn't really matter the type of film she's doing, I'm always in. Her constantly dedicated, incredible performances strongly grasp me to the screen every single time, so I expected I Care a Lot to follow the same path. From the most recent Radioactive to one of her most famous roles in Gone Girl, passing through numerous other memorable displays, Pike just can't deliver a bad interpretation. Being this my first viewing of a J Blakeson's movie, and with Netflix offering their pristine production value, I must state that I'm surprised with how much I thoroughly enjoyed this film. Let me begin with what I thi...

Could this really happen? "Marla Grayson" (Rosamund Pike) is a scheming, manipulative creature who takes advantage of folk in difficulty (real or otherwise) so she can put them in managed accommodation, drugged up to their eyeballs, whilst she realises, and disposes of, whatever assets they may have had on the outside. It's a clever network of conspirators - reliant on a justice system predicated on respect for the professional opinions offered to it by doctors, care home managers and, of course, by this thoroughly odious woman. She and girlfriend "Fran" (Eiza González) alight on their latest mark - "Jennifer" (Dianne Wiest) and all is going to plan before we discover that she wasn't quite the woman they thought, and that powerful interests...