Into the Forest
Directed by Patricia Rozema
Starring Evan Rachel Wood, Ellen Page, Max Minghella, Callum Keith Rennie and Michael Eklund
In the not too distant future, two young women who live in a remote ancient forest discover the world around them is on the brink of an apocalypse. Informed only by rumor, they fight intruders, disease, loneliness & starvation.
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Reviews
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★★★★ review by Marianna Neal on Letterboxd
This is a beautiful film, and an inspiring story with powerful performances. It's really a shame nobody ever talks about this one. Loved how different it was from so many post-apocalyptic films out there.
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★★★★ review by alie on Letterboxd
i realy enjoyed I Can't Believe It's Not Incest™ (2015) dir. Patricia Rozema
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★★★½ review by ˗ˏˋ Liam ˊˎ˗ on Letterboxd
a24 out there giving us powerful lesbians playing powerful sisters in an apocalyptic setting ,, we love that
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★★★★ review by Tim Burnham on Letterboxd
The film starts with Ellen Page somewhat overacting and Evan Rachel Wood being quiet but believable. As the film progresses and Page starts acting under duress she gets better and better, and so does Wood to the point that her performance is just staggering.
The film's emotional undercurrent of the relationship between these two sisters is strong. The dedication to honest emotional responses, depictions of trauma and the aftermath, and scaled back intimacy are powerful and deserve credit.
But the narrative and logistics of the world are inconsistent and not always so believable. The timeline of the first half is very scattershot and random and either constantly rushes or leaves the story hanging for long stretches.
There's a particular moment at the very end that is so impulsive and over the top it really kills an easy enough thematic ending, and before that there's a queasy discussion had that takes more of a stand than the film probably intended.
All that said, the point of the film lies between Page and Wood, and they carry the film beautifully (alongside yet another great supporting performance from the always reliable Callum Keith Rennie). The thematic film is strong until the stumbling end and the weakest element of the whole thing ends up being the timeline and background setting.
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★★★★½ review by jess on Letterboxd
they had to make evan rachel wood and ellen page play sisters so that this wouldn't be gay lol anyway..
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