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Phantom Thread

Crit

I'm not the first to point out this film's debt to Rebecca, with the Olivier of our day playing what everyone but he hopes isn't really his final role; a dead mother in place of a dead wife; a creepy sister (Lesley Manville) standing in for creepy Mrs. Danvers; and Vicky Krieps in an enhanced Joan Fontaine role, wielding a wicked sauté pan.

There's everything to admire here, but I found little to love, which saddens me; I've long been a fan of Phantom Thread Anderson, but this is three films in a row that haven't really gotten under my skin.