Okay so a quick poll, if you found a fancy looking handbag on the train, would you actually go all the way back to the personās house to hand-deliver said bag? My guess is 99% of you would find another way to return the bag ā lost & found, mail, Police station etc. But obviously some people go to the lengths that Frances McCullen (ChloĆ« Grace Moretz) goes to, to return a very nice looking bag to a sweet older lady in New York.
Itās plot holes like these that make you question the premise of āGretaā, but without these holes the who film wouldnāt really have a point. It seems a rare oversight from director Neil Jordan, who seems to have turned a blind eye to human logic in order to create a thrilling film with a tense climax.
Having recently lost her mother, Frances forms a quick bond with the owner of the lost handbag she finds on the subway ā Greta Hideg (Isabelle Huppert) ā against the warning from her housemate Erica (Maika Monroe). While the two enjoy a friendship for a short while, Greta becomes a bit too clingy for Francesā taste, and starts showing up at her work unannounced just to stare creepily ā despite warnings from Frances to leave her alone.
āGretaā certainly delivers as a solid popcorn thriller, with all of us getting a foul dose of reality that stalkers donāt necessarily always come in the form of scorned failed Tinder dates. Beware of those over 60 too, kids.
While the plot holes can irritate, where āGretaā shines is in its cast, with Huppert portraying the lead character in a terrifying and believable manner. Try to not ask questions like āhasnāt anyone ever heard of āfind my iPhoneāā and āsurely a 20-something can kick the crap out of a 60-year-oldā and focus on the horrors of being stalked, and the feeling that someone has been in your house.
Clear your mind and just enjoy the ride.