“All these years. The isolation. That is it. That is my life.” Ronan Day-Lewis brings his father out of retirement for an intense psychological battle of wills with Sean Bean. Perhaps it’s the rhythm of the trailer, or the typeface used, however it’s giving off Robert Egger’s The Lighthouse vibes… in a great way.
The menace and psychosis of a few of Daniel Day-Lewis’ signature characters (Gangs of New York, There Will Be Blood, Phantom Thread) are on scrumptious show right here. Given Sean Bean’s monitor report for his characters surviving the length of any given movie, I don’t like his odds right here.
However the journey is the factor, and it appears to be like like an emotional Grand Guignol of masculine hell. To the sound of chopping and burning wooden, Anemone explores the complicated and profound ties that exist between brothers, fathers, and sons.
Recommendation: When Daniel Day-Lewis laughs, that’s your signal to run, and run quick. Put a handle-bar mustache on his face, and that’s doubly so.
