MOVIE REVIEW: Look Away

 

A teenage girl named Maria, who is the victim of bullying in school and whose parents are too distracted by their own problems to pay any attention to their daughter, finds that her reflection in mirrors has come alive and allows it to take her place, resulting in a series of murders. This 2018 film stars India Eisley (The Secret Life of the American Teenager) as Maria, Mira Sorvino (Human Trafficking) as her mother, and Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter series) as her father. This is a well-acted and well-scripted movie, but is also rather slow moving and takes a while for the real action to start. There is nudity, erotic scenes, and some strong language, so, for these reasons, and the fact that it may evolve too slowly for young minds, this is not recommended for children. However, for adults that like Alfred Hitchcock style psychological thrillers, this is a good one to keep the interest on a date night.