Zebra Girl

This film is great. As a lover of interesting and dark thrillers I enjoyed this film immensely. I particularly liked the way this film differs to the run of the mill, predictable, mainstream thrillers by almost starting at what would be the end for many films of the genre and working back through the characters' motivations. It's a super stylish film with a brilliantly dark script. Watch this if you want to watch a great film that keeps you guessing all the way through and doesn't conform to boring stereotypes!!!

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.

An engrossing thriller, it held my attention and I really enjoyed it. The gore was a bit much but once you get past that, learning the backstory and everything that led up to the event is incredibly interesting, albeit sad. This is also a visually brilliant movie. A well made thriller.

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.

Despite Zebra Girl not having the budget that other films might have to make similar stories, i truly believe that this movie punched well above its weight.

I thought it challenged the stereotypical approach to dealing with mental health issues that one might see in other films and I found this both refreshing and intriguing.

This is a definite must see in my opinion.