
Last Night in Soho
Release Year: 2021
Synopsis: A young girl, passionate about fashion design, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters her idol, a dazzling wannabe singer. But 1960s London is not what it seems, and time seems to be falling apart with shady consequences.
My notes
First time viewing. Home 4k UHD Blu Ray.
This one brings me back up to completion on Edgar Wrights' feature films.
I liked it. The act breakdown was rather obvious on this one, with the first and third acts each being 30 minutes, and the second act being a full hour. This helped a little with guessing the twists, one of which I figured out early (Sandy was the woman renting the room), but the cop one got by me.
This movie did an a damned effective job of turning cultural, personal, and historic violence against women into a horror movie - making it fairly feminist in it's portrayal.
Visually it was rather well done. The opening section obscures the current year - not showing any modern technology until Ellie leaves for school. The set design throughout is admirable. I quite liked the mirror metaphor and the thought that went into achieving it.