Zebra Girl

This film is excellent - its bold, unapologetic to confront some very big and meaningful topics (neglect, child abuse, mental illness) and perfectly captures the complex mind of a psychopath (Catherine, the main character). What is most impressive, is how accurate the portrayal is; the cast and writers clearly went to great lengths to research these topics. The pace of the film is also fantastic; it keeps you on your toes, guessing and engaged the whole way through. It's thrilling, but also has the substance to back it up. The acting was brilliant, as was the cinematography - absolutely loved it!

This was not at all the film I thought I was signing up for. Fortunately I really liked the film it turned out to be.

Judging by the synopsis here and the trailer it looked like:

"I have just discovered something horrible about my husband so I snap and kill him"

That's not what this film is at all. It is more:

"I have a complex history and a complex relationship which leads to murder"

Calling this film a comedy is also WAY off the mark. The very small, very brief bits of jet black comedy are completely drowned out by the uncomfortable darkness. Ultimately this film is a tragedy and you have to accept that going in.

This reminded me strongly of Marjane Satrapi's 'The Voices' with a hint of Cory Finley's 'Thoroughbreds' (Both excellent films BTW). From the very opening shot the mental state of the protagonist is in question and the way the film plays out from that point doesn't have too many surprises, but it's superb nonetheless. Sarah Roy in particular puts in sterling work.

Accept this as an uncomfortable tragedy rather than a black comedy and I think it's well worth watching.

I thought this film was excellent. The way it approaches such serious mental health issues is very clever and the humorous side of things really helps strike a balance. Also really liked the soundtrack. Would definitely recommend!

Great film. Read previous reviews and was sceptical.

Didn't expect to like it as much as I did but the hour 20 went quick enough.

The acting was solid, the Catherines were perfectly cast and Dan was as you'd expect - could have done with a bit more ruthlessness though.

Would definitely recommend for a bit of a difference.

4/10.

The description of the film has nothing to do with the plot itself, which is very boring, undeveloped and shallow. Everything could have been predicted immediately, and the acting was not the best either.