For Those in Peril

Dark and engaging drama about mental imbalance. Not enjoyable but gripping all the same.

Some decent acting in a fairly unenjoyable film. Perhaps fans of art films will enjoy it (the 88% on Rotten Tomatoes would imply so). Certainly one of the slowest 90 minute films IMO. A couple of potentially interesting scenes, but there’s not much build and release. Just a bunch of different scenes until the (somewhat decent) conclusion.

A strange film that works pretty well as an intense tragedy, but is hampered by the ambitious but largely unsuccessful artful pretensions, resulting in a narrative that is disjointed and not always engaging. MacKay and Dickie are very good, the film has an effectively unnerving atmosphere and while the final twist doesn't really work, I applaud director Wright for attempting something different, and it's disappointing that it remains his only fictional feature to date. Flawed, but promising.