cynthiawestbourne

Quite honestly, Nobody's Home stuck in my head like no other film has. Although I am sincerely encouraging of all film makers (particularly first time filmmakers), I am also someone who tends to have incredibly high standards when it comes to cinema as a whole. With that being said, Nobody's Home shocked me in the best possible way. It is a film that will question the psychologically hindered or the emotionally stunted and will give the darkest and deepest of souls a sense of comfort in this lonely world. Louisa Erlich, the writer, put together a masterpiece that shows the audience that mental health is more than just an Instagram hashtag, and that even the most disturbed amongst us feel deeply and desparatly crave love. This film straddles the line perfectly between darkness and lightness, and it shows us that moral ambiguity is the most human thing of all. Each character is carefully crafted and nuanced, and you will begin to feel as if you identify with each and every one of them by the emd of film. Everything feels real, yet this film is truly one for the most imaginative. A real thinker's film. Each and every actor did a phenomonal job, and I have no doubt in my mind that the entire cast will go far. Particularly Erlich who breaks your heart as the beautifully fragile yet unpredictable Theodora. BRAVO.