The Cleaning Lady

I recommend it because it pissed me off so much and I was yelling at my tv damn near the entire time, which in my mind, if a movie is making me feel any kind of emotion that intensely, then it's a good one. The story is pretty good. It has layers to it and the timing was on point. Also I really liked the ending. Definitely worth a watch.

This is the tale of a two troubled women, one addicted to love and one with darker troubles. As they start a stuttering friendship, dark secrets begin to emerge.

Granted I went into watching this with very low expectations. That said, this movie was a pleasant surprise. The plotting was a thin, but not terrible. The acting was fine bordering on good from the two leads. Competent cinematography and directing.

"The Cleaning Lady" 🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠 This film is a very average horror flick. One of the other reviews said it was disgusting so I couldn't wait to check it out, unfortunately that was an obnoxious and baseless mischaracterization. Albeit the quality was better than a made for TV movie but it wasn't even explicit enough to be rated PG-13. The mystery vanishes after the first 20 minutes and it's just not original enough to garner any sort of praise. The acting was ok & the film is well paced so it does keep your attention but it doesn't push the envelope at all, showcasing various awkward scenes that telegraph exactly where this film was headed. All in all not the worst but nothing amazing, super creepy or grotesque. A time killer at best.

A movie that plays like a genre mixing slasher meets thriller meets drama movie What works?

• Great performances from our two main actresses Alexis Kendra makes what could have been an unlikable vapid character someone we care for . While Alig gives us a creepy and subdued performance but makes us feel sympathy for her character . Even small roles like the friend & the wife are great
• The writing is top notch. Great character work. Alice isn't wholesomely altruistic. She is flawed , she does things for selfish reasons. We even understand her modern day first world problems . But it's a realistic character who we can relate and see things her way. I love the fact i didn't really know what Shelly's motives were and felt like she was genuinely unpredictable , does she what to hurt Alice? Really befriend her? Take advantage of her ?or something else? It's all revealed at the end , and has some great foreshadowing. Because we really don't know what Shelly wants out of all things, the story is an intriguing one .
• Shocking with out being explicit . Some squirm worth moments
• Great ending which gives you just enough answers, but leaves the door open

what doesn't work so well..

• Last act of the movie more or less turns into a turns into a standard horror movie
• Young Shelly actor wasn't brilliant ( but still not a bad performance )
• There are some 'movie conveniences' like Shelly driving away for no apparent reason to allow a plot point to happen
• Shelly has super human strength in one scene for some reason.

Flaws are relativity minor by comparison. A great horror movie , a great new horror character . Fab writing and acting

Just saw the film at Fantasy Filmfest.

The pace is very good, it gives the characters time to develop. I don't want to spoil so I cannot tell too much. In the 3rd act the film get's pretty violent, but not just to shock people.

After all I really enjoyed the movie and can recommend it.