Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie Queer Drama ‘Eileen’ Gets Year-End Release at Neon
thewrap.comAlongside its top-billed stars, it features Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland and Owen Teague (who will soon headline the next “Planet of the Apes” movie alongside Freya Allen).
Steve Pond at TheWrap called it “a blackly humorous riff on film noir and a tour de force for its cast,” and the film’s commercial hopes arguably lie in the two-hander at its core.
The picture currently has an 88% fresh and 7.4/10 on Rotten Tomatoes.Hathaway’s 25-year career mostly speaks for itself, while McKenzie has quickly become a must-see talent since her breakout in Debra Granik’s “Leave No Trace” in 2017.
Granik’s “Winter’s Bone” put Jennifer Lawrence on the map (and gave the future star her first Oscar nomination) in 2010, so maybe Granik should get more money to make more movies.
