Movie

Always Shine

2016 · 85 min

A slow-burning, unsettling descent into jealousy and identity loss that keeps you tense and uneasy throughout.

Overview: On a trip to Big Sur, two friends, both actresses, try to reconnect with one another. Once alone, the women's suppressed jealousies and deep-seated resentments begin to rise, causing them to lose their grasp on not only the true nature of their relationship, but also their identities.
How it feels: Tense, dark, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Identity, obsession, friendship, betrayal
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
obsession
friendship
betrayal
madness
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: unreliable narrator
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild