Director: Michael Mohan
Starring: Sydney Sweeney, Justice Smith, Ben Hardy
Running Time: 116 minutes
Synopsis: In Montreal, optometrist Pippa (Sydney Sweeney) and her partner Thomas (Justice Smith) move into their first apartment together. They soon notice that they can see clear into the unit of their across-the-courtyard neighbours Seb and Julia (Ben Hardy and Natasha Liu Bordizzo). Seb is a fashion photographer, Julia is a former model, and their active sex life is at first a thrill for Pippa and Thomas. But then they notice Seb regularly cheating on Julia, and Pippa suddenly faces a dilemma when a chance encounter with Julia results in a budding friendship.
What Works Well: Writer and director Michael Mohan uses Rear Window and Body Double as starting points to craft a clever and sexy suspense drama. The thrill and guilt of voyeurism, the limits of what the eye can see, and the eroding definition of privacy underpin the adventure of Pippa and Thomas, as their relationship is consumed by their neighbours' dramas. Pippa dives deeper, Thomas pulls back, and then curiosity takes a dark turn, setting the stage for a series of intensifying jolts. Sydney Sweeney places Pippa at the intersection of noisiness, arousal, and conflict, and that's all before she confronts the reality of what she's seeing.
What Does Not Work As Well: While still carrying Machiavellian impact, the final twist is potentially one curve too many.
Key Quote:
Thomas: Of all the eye clinics in the world...
Pippa: ...she walks into mine.
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