1) I went in like I go into every "new" movie with critics' approval: Suspicious. Especially on the back of that terrible film "Palm Springs" I tried to watch a couple of days ago. This had some petty nods initially but boy, does it take you on a ride.
2) What an amazing acting performance by the lead (everyone's good though). Pretty incredible. I hope it gets enough recognition, we have something special here IMO.
3) A refreshing thriller sort of a storyline here. The anxiety level is ""Uncut Gems" scale, although way more believable than that.
4) At first, one might be disappointed by the ending, I was too. Then I realised it just portrayed reality and avoided an overtly dramatic Hollywood twist.
5) The soundtrack is a perfect example of how you can put in weird string noises but not annoy the viewer (used very judiciously).
Definitely a 9/10!
Review of White Lie
