Miles Joris-Peyrafitte

This thriller stars Hilary Swank as Marissa Bennings, a journalist for the Albany Times Union in upstate New York. Swank’s performance is fairly understated, with an inscrutable accent that apparently is supposed to telegraph “upstate New York,” though it seemed forced. There are some narrative gaps and a rather abrupt ending that leaves many questions unanswered. Director Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, who co-wrote the script with Madison Harrison, is a young filmmaker with some solid storytelling skills. But this story, rooted in the director’s hometown, was at times both predictable and also somewhat confusing. The set-up is strong, the story relatable, but too many threads are left dangling.