Shes a puzzle made utterly fascinating by Watts.
Jean wants to offer more than empathy.
She thinks she wants to change them, but really she wants to change herself.
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Shed fit in well over in Big Little Lies, California.
Rubin patiently sets up her characters, then twists and evolves their conflicts.
Jeans inside-out chaos and obsession with others resonate.
You could even take it as allegory about binge escapism.
Jean is both a fresh take on the film-noir femme fatale and a critique of that trope.
Watts unforced, understated performance makes Jean more compelling as her heightened reality intensifies.
She keeps the central riddle Why is she doing this?
The surrounding characters lack similar depth, and I wish there were more invention in the filmmaking.
Still, Watts has enough shine to makeGypsya wandering, adventurous character-study worth following.B+
