Woman of the Hour [Movie Review]

Woman of the Hour [Movie Review] | Once I learnt that the movie is a thriller based on a true story and directed by Anna Kendrick, it got my interest to watch it. 

SYNOPSIS

Woman of the Hour (2024) Trivia

• Starring: Anna Kendrick, Daniel Zovatto, Nicolette Robinson & Tony Hale

• Director: Anna Kendrick
• Producer: Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, J. D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules, Sean Patrick O'Reilly & Paul Barbeau
• Production Company: AGC Studios, Vertigo Entertainment & BoulderLight Pictures

• Distributed by: Netflix

• Release date: October 18, 2024

• Running time: 94 minutes

• Rating: Mature Adult

• Country: United States

• Language: English

• IMDb: 6.7 / 10
• Tomatometer: 90%
• Metascore: 76%
• Rodney Alcala's life and crimes were first dramatized in the 2017 film Dating Game Killer.
• Originally titled "Rodney and Sheryl", and later "The Dating Game". 
• Anna Kendrick makes her directorial debut and stars in the film.

The movie starts with Rodney taking a picture of a woman somewhere in the desert. What starts as a photography session, ends up as a murder scene where Rodney kill the woman. 

Then the scene shifts to showing Cheryl attending another unsuccessful audition, in her bid to become an actress in Hollywood. Just as when she is about to give up on her dream, her agent managed to get her a stint on a popular TV show, The Dating Game as the bachelorette. 

Unbeknownst to everyone involved in the production, Rodney managed to enter the show, where he presents himself as a charming and eligible bachelor. Ultimately, Cheryl is taken by his appearance and charm, landing both of them a price of a full-paid holiday, together. 

Exiting the studio, Rodney asks Cheryl to join him for a drink. During the drink, Cheryl senses Rodney's unsettling behavior. 

During the filming of the show, one of the audience recognises Rodney as the last person that her now-dead best friend met. She shared the description with the police but no arrest. 

The movie shares scenes where Rodney encounters her victims until their demise. Her last victim, a runaway, was almost died from his beating. But she tells him not to tell anyone about the incident or she would be embarrassed. Relieved, Rodney and the runaway drives back.

Will his crime spree stops?

MY REVIEW

What I Like:  

• A good watch and a very direct to point movie.
• Anna can direct a serious movie, with a hint of comedy in it too. 

What I Don't Like:

• It tells a story of only one of the potential victims, but probably because nobody knows the real extend of the crime.

Will I Watch It Again: Yes, I would.  

Overall: 4.4/ 5.0

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