The premise is an interesting one: What would happen if a disgruntled late-middle age couple poisoned each other one night after not seeing each other for many years? With a debt owed to Albee's "Who's Afraid" (including a nod to the fictional child that was so important to that play/movie), this film engages that premise.

As is the case with "The Grinn" (Kalamane's very fine 2017 entry), this is almost entirely a "one location" film that could very easily be adapted for the stage. That said, this is no point-and-shoot low-budget movie. Kalamane is at his best behind the camera, and he tends toward short depth of field and "bokeh" shots that frame the actors with particular light/reflection sources in the blurred background. In this movie, it gives a low-level warmth to the rather cold, bitter and selfish story that is taking place. (I won't spoil the ending; but it does levitate the material, even if it is somewhat within convention.) His style also allows the camera to linger on particular set pieces that add to the atmosphere.

As for the acting, I thought the two principal players did a great job. The dialogue, particularly in the opening sequences, tended toward that stylized rapid-fire speech patterns that were prominent in American movies in the 1940s and 1950s. I personally found that did not work so well, given the heavy subject matter. However, over time, the speech became more "natural" and less off-putting. This is a story of anger, selfishness, bitterness and lost opportunities. They conveyed that admirably.

In the end, I don't think this one is as "tight" a film as "The Grinn;" but if you enjoy psychological thrillers in the Hitchcock, Aster, Aronofsky vein, this might work for you. Recommended.

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