It offered an interesting perspective on the characters inflicting pain. It would have been simple to depict them as purely malicious figures enjoying cruelty. I appreciated that the writing suggested what might have driven them, occasionally in very understated ways. Like the man who harbored feelings for her and faced rejection before she was imprisoned, then later became complicit in her suffering. Or Paula,…

The acting of both Ellen Page and Catherine Keener was genuinely impressive, even though the film itself felt rather hollow. It seemed like it possessed significant unrealized potential; a stronger directorial hand and a more substantial screenplay might have elevated it considerably.