Greta (2018)

Director: Neil Jordan
Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Chloe Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe
Runtime: 98 minutes

Synopsis: A young woman befriends a lonely widow who's harboring a dark and deadly agenda towards her.

Performances: 8/10
Screenplay: 5/10
Costumes/Makeup: 7/10
Editing: 6/10
Cinematography: 7/10
Score/Soundtrack: 4/10

Verdict: With films such as "Peeping Tom", "Cape Fear", or "One Hour Photo", the stalker genre has offered us some of the best thrillers of all times. Neil Jordan's "Greta", which sees Isabelle Huppert portray a deranged woman obsessed with connecting with a young girl played by Chloe Grace Moretz, doesn't quite offer the thrills provided by the movies mentioned earlier, but still acts as a descent soft horror/thriller that definitely had its moments.

The film's strong-point, and one of the main reasons I enjoyed it, is Huppert's chilling portrayal of the title character, matched by an equally great performance by Moretz, who is slowly shaping up to be one of Hollywood's hottest names. They both brought a certain depth to their respective characters and were by far the highlight of an otherwise flawed film that struggled in building the needed tension required to work.
That struggle was mainly the result of questionable soundtrack choices and cheesy lines of dialogue that sort of felt off. The story itself was not bad and did feel like a breath of fresh air in a year dominated by mediocre and disposable horror films.
"Greta" may not be a movie for everybody, but I did come out of the theater satisfied with what I watched. It certainly won't be remembered as one of the genre's greatest films and definitely is heavily flawed, but the performances alone made it worth my time.

FINAL GRADE: 6.5/10