PERSONA
Director Mike Ho and screenwriter Blyth Kemp deliver a chaotic bullet train of panic and blurry flashes with PERSONA. Two trapped women with vastly different outlooks must come together to survive the isolated cabin of a serial killer. As each spirals in and out of manic episodes, the other counters her with brave calm. They must work together to survive the unthinkable.
Sophia Ali is Sam, a fiery, take no shit woman whose severe injury and unresolved trauma threaten to end her fight. Ali nails every beat. You are rooting for her every second she is on screen.
Shanti Lowry gives Tricia a hopeful nature. Underneath is a mess of cryptic hallucinations and garbled memories. Lowry moves through the character with grace amongst the unpredictable.
There is one performance that blows the viewer away. Andrew Howard is unforgettable in a purely schizophrenic, award-worthy turn.
Ho’s editing is quick and clever. Some of the most effective moments come as the women imagine rescue scenarios for better or worse. PERSONA taps into every true-crime-obsessed female fear. It’s like some demented practice run for very real circumstances. The film boasts an explosive final act. This pulse-pounding, dark ending is worth the wait.
PERSONA Trailer:
SHANTI LOWRY & SOPHIA ALI STAR IN PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER PERSONA
AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL/ON-DEMAND DECEMBER 3RD, 2024
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