This was an OnDemand purchase of a British film that saw a May 27th U.S. release. This film received a 72% Rotten Tomatoes rating and is the story about 2 couples sharing a 2 family home. Both women are expecting but all is not quite what it seems. Kate and Justin live upstairs with Jon and Theresa live downstairs. Kate and Justin are expecting their first baby and come to find out that Theresa and Jon are also expecting. Weird huh? After a few social missteps, the two couples become friendly. Eventually Kate gives birth to a healthy baby boy and things start to get a little weird. Kate starts to slowly lose it and begins to doubt Jon and Theresa but she can't seem to convince anyone else. Without giving too much away, things don't turn out well for Kate and Justin.
I m a big fan of films where a protagonist descends into madness and The Ones Below doesn't disappoint. Clémence Poésy is very good as Kate. She seems like any ordinary, young affluent new mother who slowly goes off the deep end. Laura Birn is delightfully evil as Theresa. She starts off normal but slowly gets a little creepier each time she interacts with Kate. David Farr directed and wrote the screenplay. He does a nice job of slowly (but not too slow) ratcheting up the tension. Keep on eye on Farr to see what else he don because this was a good film. Most films these days pretty much tell you what's going to happen in the film. Not the case here. Solid acting, good pacing and all around solid thriller. Worth a look.
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