New breathtaking thriller to discover on Netflix, American Girl is surprising in its plot and the themes addressed. Here is what you need to know about this film worn by Mila Kunis.
WHAT DOES IT TALK ABOUT ?
Ani FaNelli, a tongue-in-cheek New Yorker, seems to have everything to be happy: a coveted editorial position at a renowned magazine, a wardrobe to die for and a dream wedding planned in Nantucket.
But when the director of a documentary invites her to tell her version of the terrible incident that took place at the prestigious Brentley High School during her teenage years, Ani must face a dark truth that threatens the life she has built at the cost of so many efforts.
A SURPRISING THRILLER
The poster ofamerican girl suggested that subscribers would find themselves facing a classic Netflix thriller, bordering on the afternoon TV movie. But the film worn by Mila Kunis clearly stands out from this successful category on the American platform.
If you thought you’d have a good time watching this feature film adapted from the New York Times bestseller of the same name by Jessica Knoll, you’re on the wrong track. No indication and warning message at the start of the film allow you to anticipate what awaits you in American Girl (Luckiest Girl Alive, in the original version).
Mila Kunis There, she plays Ani FaNelli, a tongue-in-cheek New Yorker who seems to have everything to be happy: a coveted editorial position at a renowned magazine, a wardrobe to die for and a dream wedding planned in Nantucket.
Except that Ani is the survivor of a terrible incident that occurred during her adolescence and her schooling at the prestigious Brentley High School. While she is doing everything to forget this tragic episode in her life, a documentary filmmaker contacts her so that she can tell her version of the facts.
netflix
Ani then plunges back into her painful past and as she tries to rebuild herself, the dark truth comes to light and lifts the veil on sadly current and universal issues, which affect the American system in particular.
Without revealing the ins and outs of the case depicted in American Girl, know all the same that the film deals with gang rape, school harassment and mass killings at school. Themes that may offend the sensibilities of some and which intertwine in this difficult thriller.
Although it is a fictionalized story, the novel’s author Jessica Knoll revealed the year after her novel was published that she was inspired by her own experience as a victim of rape and school harassment. It is she who signs the screenplay for the film adaptation, who surely wants to ogle the side of Gone Girl or La Fille du Train.
In terms of cinematography, the production of American Girl, which we owe to Mike Barker (The Handmaid’s Tale, Sandman, Fargo), is neat and gripping. And the film, disconcerting but engaging, can also count on the impeccable performance of Mila Kunis but also of Chiara Aurelia (revelation of the Cruel Summer series) who plays her character as a teenager. To the rest of the cast, we find finn wittrock, Connie Britton and Scoot McNairy.