Cracks
Directed By: Jordan Scott Starring: Eva Green, Maria Valverde, Juno Temple Synopsis: Confined within a strict, all-girls English boarding school, a group of students participate in the diving team to pass the time, and get close to their swimming instructor; the exotic and enigmatic, Miss G (Eva Green). Miss G actively encourages their idolization through her invented stories.When a new pupil arrives her attention is taken away from the girls with tragic results. Review:As this is not typical of a film that I would review, there is a temptation to make a joke about the title chosen for the movie, especially given the subject matter. However, I think that good taste, on the whole, should prevail. Cracks was adapted from a novel by Sheila Kholer, written in 1999. Set in 1934, it attempts to address the sexually repressed feelings in a girl’s school compounded by a teacher’s envy; brought on by a new student (played by Valverde) and almost Walter Mitty style musings on her own past intended to impress her students.Eva Green deserves a first credit role and I always find her easy to watch. She is both charming and enigmatic. The cinematography is beautiful and that should be no surprise at all given that Ms Scott managed to get John Mathieson for her debut project who has worked with her father.The locations were well chosen evoking 1930s Britain. Cracks manages to lose tension, however, through the use of score and the story is fairly predictable thanks to an early reveal that means it doesn't take a rocket scientist to work out the final denouement. Summary:Beautiful to look at but ultimately forgettable. 4 out of 10 (Wayfarer)
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