I'm Your Woman

The negative reviews here indicate that some viewers were perhaps expecting an action movie or straight crime thriller. This film isn't that (not until the final act, anyway). It's a nuanced character piece that begins in the guise of a genre flick and evolves into something more, and it's that sleight-of-hand and refusal to do the usual thing that makes it so compelling for an open-minded viewer. Much happens "offstage" - we're as in the dark as our lead character, Rachel Brosnahan's expressively confused Jean, from whose POV the story advances. Marsha Stephanie Blake is superb as her counterpart-*-mentor Teri, as is Arinze Kene as the stoic, enigmatic Cal. The cast as a whole is absolutely terrific, the direction and cinematography supremely stylish. Not a shoot-'em-up then; much more of a slow-burn that develops into an unfolding portrait of two women navigating a world they're both far too good for.