Les Chambres Rouges
2023 / 118m - Canada
Thriller
3.0*/5.0*
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Plot: Kelly-Anne, a computer whiz who earns money playing online poker games, becomes obsessed with a local pervert who goes on trial for killing three young girls and selling snuff movies of the murders on the dark web. She starts cyberstalking the mother of one of the victims, but when she meets Clémentine, a groupie of the murderer, her approach to the case changes.

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November 13, 2024

3.0*/5.0*

An eerie and cold rendition of a horrific trial. The lead characters are pretty interesting, as their motives and actions are quite enigmatic, but the somewhat dry styling and slow pacing don't do the film any favors. It's as if Plante didn't know whether to go the arthouse or genre route and as a result, the film feels a bit conflicted.

That's my main critique, as the individual parts are better than the overall result. The performances are strong, the presentation is clean, and the characters are interesting. But the film started to drag and the build-up to the finale felt a little out of place. Still worth a watch if you want something a little unusual.