Cillian Murphy is one of my favorite actors, so I’m slowly working through his filmography.
Where I got the movie
Amazon Prime (I think?)
Expectations
Cillian Murphy being ridiculously convincing in a dress; a more ‘traditional’ transexual/transvestite role (plus a healthy dose of crazy) since Kitten was closer to gender fluid. The synopsis and trailer don’t give a lot away about the plot, but it does suggest that he’s either hiding his cross-dressing or has split personalities.
So how was it?
John Skillpa (Cillian Murphy) is a bank teller in a small town -- and he’s got a secret (dun dun dun!). After a freak train accident in his backyard, his secret life -- Emma Skillpa -- is exposed to his gossipy small-town community.
Recommendation
It’s easy to boil this movie down to keywords (psychological drama, gender identity, multiple personalities) but it actually felt very accessible, like any mainstream serious drama.
Feels
Not a ‘fun’ movie in any sense of the word, but it was a lot more… playful? psychological? than I was expecting.
Favorites
Putting brown contact lenses on Cillian Murphy was a booooold move, but it allowed him to create a more inward and earthy character; his blue eyes are just too WOAH for someone like John Skillpa. I like that they put that much thought into the character.
Also, the breakfast scene.
Least favorites
I can’t separate out the parts that I didn’t like from the parts where Murphy’s super awkward insecure character (rightly) makes me uncomfortable.
