Allison Janney has regularly given outstanding performances over the span of three decades in a variety of genres, including political tv dramas (The West Wing), motion picture dramas (I, Tonya), and even motion picture musicals (Hairspray). In the most recent, Janney takes on a mysterious yet resourceful loner persona and leverages her troubled background to help locate the person responsible for kidnapping her neighbor's daughter. Lou, a subtle thriller directed by Anna Foerster and written by Maggie Cohn and Jack Stanley, delves deeply into the effects of one's actions. Through physically and emotionally powerful performances, Janney and Jurnee Smollett are given the opportunity to capture every last shred of attention throughout the movie.
Lou (Allison Janney) spends her days and nights gathering food and taking care of her dog Jax in a small, remote town. Lou is prepared to leave her troubled past behind after confronting her risky choices and past. Sadly, her intentions are derailed when Lou receives word from her neighbour Hannah (Jurnee Smollett) that her daughter Vee (Ridley Asha Bateman) has been kidnapped by Philip, Hannah's ex-husband (Logan Marshall-Green). Together, the two, demonstrating their tenacity and readiness to take risks, set out to discover a horrible truth in the midst of a terrible storm. They are connected in numerous ways by the rescue mission, which also discloses some disturbing secrets.
Four years after her directing debut with Underworld: Blood Wars and following a brief foray into television with Westworld season 3, Anna Foerster makes a comeback to the big screen with Lou. In her most recent work, Foerster takes a more subdued approach to visual storytelling, focusing on the individuals to drive the story while juggling three stories to uncover secrets about their life. In doing so, she gives severely flawed characters a human quality that allows viewers to empathise with them on an emotional level even though it would seem like they don't deserve it. Foerster never deviates stylistically from the typical Netflix thriller. But it is her restraint that makes Cohn and Stanley's writing stand out, particularly when the emphasis is on the character growth.
Finally, Lou is the kind of Netflix movie that you might feel forced to see because of the interaction between its three major characters. Foerster's latest feels like a step in the right direction for the director's sophomore feature film thanks to outstanding performances and on-screen interaction. Foerster emphasises the emotionally compelling components of the story while emphasising the characters' personal growth through a methodical method of visual storytelling. The energetic screenplay by Cohn and Stanley, which gives even the ugliest characters a human quality, ensures that Lou will make for an entertaining but conflicted viewing experience for audiences.
Lou (Allison Janney) spends her days and nights gathering food and taking care of her dog Jax in a small, remote town. Lou is prepared to leave her troubled past behind after confronting her risky choices and past. Sadly, her intentions are derailed when Lou receives word from her neighbour Hannah (Jurnee Smollett) that her daughter Vee (Ridley Asha Bateman) has been kidnapped by Philip, Hannah's ex-husband (Logan Marshall-Green). Together, the two, demonstrating their tenacity and readiness to take risks, set out to discover a horrible truth in the midst of a terrible storm. They are connected in numerous ways by the rescue mission, which also discloses some disturbing secrets.
Four years after her directing debut with Underworld: Blood Wars and following a brief foray into television with Westworld season 3, Anna Foerster makes a comeback to the big screen with Lou. In her most recent work, Foerster takes a more subdued approach to visual storytelling, focusing on the individuals to drive the story while juggling three stories to uncover secrets about their life. In doing so, she gives severely flawed characters a human quality that allows viewers to empathise with them on an emotional level even though it would seem like they don't deserve it. Foerster never deviates stylistically from the typical Netflix thriller. But it is her restraint that makes Cohn and Stanley's writing stand out, particularly when the emphasis is on the character growth.
Finally, Lou is the kind of Netflix movie that you might feel forced to see because of the interaction between its three major characters. Foerster's latest feels like a step in the right direction for the director's sophomore feature film thanks to outstanding performances and on-screen interaction. Foerster emphasises the emotionally compelling components of the story while emphasising the characters' personal growth through a methodical method of visual storytelling. The energetic screenplay by Cohn and Stanley, which gives even the ugliest characters a human quality, ensures that Lou will make for an entertaining but conflicted viewing experience for audiences.
