I had settled into the night, a cross stitch project in hand, trying to figure out what to watch when I stumbled upon this curious find. I was instantly taken by the succinct yet somewhat allusive description:
"A recently widowed young mother will go to any lengths to protect her children as she seeks the truth behind her husband's murder."
I was all, "...I'm a widow..." AND I have just recently (finally) began to really, truly appreciate the shear terror, art, and joy of revenge horror films. I've avoided most of them for years simply because I could never really find a good head space to prepare myself for the premise that most revenge films rely on: sexual assault.
So when I deduced this film was most likely a revenge film, and I was madly - madly - stabbing away at my cross stitch project because I just got word of the threat to repeal Roe v Wade, and since it's Mother's Day coming up, I figured:
"Let's see what this bad bitch is going to do!!"
Let me introduce you to the fabulous:
She's not getting any information from the cops about her husband's murder in a park, in fact it's mostly dismissed. She's not getting any great support from a mother who has been upset she married that man in the first place, and then suddenly a drug deal outside goes down - badly - and she suddenly finds herself face to face with a man named Tito standing in her kitchen.
Things go on a thrilling hell ride from there!
Note, fine folks, there's a dildo involved in this film (and not in the way you think ... exactly) that plays such a dark humored role at first and then such a pivotal role later - it still impresses me with its symbolism and sharp, witty use. To me, it spoke a wide variety of volumes about power, sex, and women. I loved it. Loved. It.
I was genuinely impressed with this film. It really surprised me because on the surface, it's a simple film. When you dive deeper, however, you find onion layer after onion layer of social commentary but also a straight up film about a woman who ran out of options one day and just wasn't going to take it anymore.
This stellar film will make a great double feature with another BRILLIANT revenge film, simply titled: Revenge. I'm sure I'm fine but I watch this film maybe a little too much....
Or, if you want to go the more rock n' roll psychedelic revenge angle, but with the same amount of intensity, I highly recommend Mandy. Either of these would pair nicely as a double feature with the stunner that is A Good Woman Is Hard to Find.
Best watched alone or with a trusted person. Pairs with TV dinners and a shit ton of bad assery. Might I recommend a cross stitch to stab at?
Stay:
ladies!
I watched this film on Shudder or use the Find It! Watch It! links on Horror Habit's side bar to see where else you find find this work of art.
