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Allure

2017

Carlos Sanchez, Jason Sanchez

Evan Rachel Wood, Julia Sarah Stone, Denis O'Hare, Maxim Roy ...

4.7

109

Drama. Romance. Thriller Plagued by the abuse of her past and the turmoil of failed intimate encounters, Laura struggles to find a lover and a sense of normalcy. Her beacon of hope comes in sixteen year-old Eva, a talented pianist disillusioned by the life her mother imposes upon her. An unlikely relationship is formed between the two and Eva becomes an obsession to Laura. In light of Eva's unhappiness, Laura convinces her to runaway to her house and they soon ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"Evan Rachel Wood proves again that she's a great actress and a star (...) Is the movie as good as she is? Not quite. But it’s subtle and absorbing (...) Too stark"	NEU
United States	Jon Frosch The Hollywood Reporter	"Sluggish and somber, with nary a wink, chuckle or sigh of relief to mitigate the misery, the film is a slog (...) 'A Worthy Companion' takes itself too seriously"	NEG
United States	Jude Dry IndieWire	"Tightly written and sensitively rendered, the devastating film is propelled by masterful performances, led by a bewitching Wood in the role she was born to play."	POS
Canada	Kate Taylor The Globe and Mail	"The drama is memorable but often feels grimly unpleasant rather than moving (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"The filmmakers seem less concerned with telling a story than in convincing the audience (and maybe themselves) that they can handle this provocative and potentially exploitive material"	NEU
United States	Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times	"'Allure' is powered by Wood's intense charisma (...) [As] the character's situation (...) collides with inevitability (...) [the directors] lose the tight grip of control they've maintained over the story."	NEU

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