Krisha

"Krisha" is an American drama film about Krisha, an elderly woman returning to her family on Thanksgiving, after a long time being away from them due to addiction. On her break, she had finally put herself back together, but during the festivities, tension rises and old wounds are reopened, leading to madness and bedlam.

This magical film was shot by the first time director Trey Edward Shults in a span of 9 days, the entire set was basically his mother's house, his relatives and friends are pretty much the whole cast, and his budget didn't even exceed a $100,000, the fact that this movie is as great as it is, is an incredible accomplishment in itself.

"Krisha" opens up with a close-up of the main character's hopeless face, which is a great way to set the tone for what's to come. The amount of well choreographed and stabilised long takes, prove how substantial the potential of the director is, not to mention the outstanding and unique camera work that surprisingly doesn't come off as pretentious, but instead, helps at describing the state of the lead role.

Krisha Fairchild does a phenomenal job at playing a recovering addict, who's lost and doesn't know her way back despite her tries, the subtle and small efforts put by the actress add to the authenticity and mystery of her character's tale, the rest of the family are also incredible despite being unprofessional and inexperienced as actors, it may show sometimes but it's still so forgiveable.

The special score plays a huge factor in this feature, it goes along with the characters movements, actions and state, without it I don't think the film would be as exceptional as it is. The aspect ratio changes throughout the duration of the movie, and as expected, it is another factor in building the eerie atmosphere, and it also hints to Krisha's interior feelings and mental shape. I was also taken aback by the eye drooling cinematography and how beautiful each scene looked.

This is the realest horror film without having any horror elements in it whatsoever, it excels at building enormous tension, and it tackles frightening situations while also connecting with the audience on a personal level.

Ambitious is what "Krisha" is, it succeeds at being a raw and extraordinary take on an already told story, it is sometimes comedic and other times very unsettling, yet it somehow perfectly worked. This is a high Full Price.