June 18, 2023

The June Swoon 3 film for the day was on Hulu and it was called Eileen.

It was another movie that I had a difficult time getting involved with as the first part of the film did not seem to have much of a story or progression. Then, the ending was disturbing and shifted everything in a completely different, nonsensical, direction.

According to IMDB, “The stagnant waters of Eileen’s dull, stifled life as a solitary worker at a juvenile detention center in 1960s Boston, are unexpectedly disrupted when the institution brings in a new psychologist, the vibrant Rebecca. The fervent enthusiasm that blossoms between the two women almost immediately gives way to a closer relationship, until their fragile connection takes a dramatic turn.“

There were some solid performances in the film from both Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway. Their performances were not an issue for the movie.

Nothing happened in the first hour of the film that would set up the finale, that seems to take the characters involved in a totally different direction. From what we had seen before, I did not buy the end result as anything more than just shock value. Then, it simply ended.

I found this one really disappointing as it sounded very intriguing. The film was based on the 2015 novel of the same name.