“Return to Sender" is a film by American director Foad Mikati. According to the scenario, a young girl, preparing for a blind date, mistakenly lets the wrong man into her house. Finding herself raped by an unbalanced marginal who had been following her for a long time, she receives a grave psychological trauma. Throughout the film, the victim visits the rapist in prison in an attempt to overcome his fear, which over time develops into more than just a desire for revenge.
Reviews for the film "Return to Sender" are quite diverse. Some express admiration for the play of actors, especially Shailo Fernandez. Others advise the director to return the picture so that he “revises it” and thinks about his mistakes.
Stockholm Syndrome
The history of crimes is full of stories about how, having appeared in the clutches of maniacs, the victims, having received a strong emotional shock, began to feel warm feelings for them. The heroine of the film, subjected to violence, it would seem, begins to gradually fall in love with the person who abused her. She goes to prison with enviable regularity, takes an interest in the conditions of his detention, and after his release she even lets him go to her home and allows for help with repairs.
In the reviews of the film “Return to the Sender”, many note the inconsistency and absurdity of the actions of Rosemound Pike. However, after watching the film to the end, the viewer will be able to put everything in its place.
Reviews from the audience about the film "Return to Sender"
Almost everyone, as one audience, compares the film with “Disappeared”, where the main role was played by the same Rosemund Pike. They say that her previous work was a cut above, but this opinion is, rather, the result of an ambiguous plot that is not revealed until the last minutes of the film.
However, in comparison with the previous films of Foad Mikati, such as, for example, Hellish Endgame, reviews about the film “Return to Sender” significantly benefit.
Opinions are divided
The main controversy in the reviews of the film “Return to the Sender” revolves around the actors and endings. Someone expresses endless enthusiasm for the magnetic Rosemund Pike and handsome Shilo Fernandez, someone, on the contrary, calls their actions illogical. It would seem, is it possible to feel warm feelings for someone who tricked into your house, did not leave a living place on you, inflicted physical and moral injuries, threatened your career, and now smiles at you through the glass of the prison meeting room? .. the continuation of the entire film of the viewer, as a rule, does not leave a feeling of the absurdity of what is happening. But the ending will put everything in its place, at the same time putting in an even greater dead end.
Criticism about the film "Return to Sender" is very disappointing. On the Kinopoisk website, he got a rating of only 5.2. However, they talk about him, they look at him, they discuss him.
Despite the rather controversial reviews of the film “Return to Sender”, it cannot be denied that everyone unanimously speaks of a plot that “holds” from beginning to end. The play of the actors, although ambiguous (Rosemound Pike is generally famous for roles in rather "strange pictures"), but the professionalism of the actors cannot be in doubt. The film is definitely not for everyone. Perhaps the ending is capable of plunging into shock and even cause disgust. But, despite all this, “Return to Sender” is a peculiar and interesting film worth watching.