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Always there is tension.

At its best early on as it plays the culture clashes.

It's the bare faced pretension of the exercise that overwhelms.

Watching the two women find common ground, and then wreak havoc upon it, is what makes this otherwise unremarkable film worthwhile.

Just because you signal to an audience that you're purposefully making them watch paint dry does not make the experience of it any less tedious.

Anything goes at the carnival.

Legacy is a brave and curious film, taking a popular premise and turning it on its head.

This is a film with a fine regard for detail, and it is neither mocking nor deferential.

The acting stands out and it is Parmentier, surprisingly, who leaves a lasting impression.

Conversations are awkwardly stilted and lacking in the rhythms of natural speech.

If we compared the original to a Mark Rothko canvas - a distillation of raw emotion - this version is more akin to a colossal, baffling kinetic sculpture, one that seems to exist in more dimensions than it ought to.

Whatever humour lies hidden in these extreme behavioral patterns, it withers before the cruelty of an ancient corporate tradition.

With Vengeance, To gives well-worn tropes of the revenge thriller some mannered tweaks, before ultimately turning them on their head.

Above all, the film leaves you with the understanding that this woman’s life could not have been lived any other way.