I think this is the best thing Anne Hathaway has ever done. She's a completely different person in this movie. I thought I was watching a new actress I hadn't seen before. I think the comparison to Hitchcock is because of the sudden plot switch in the middle and its has an ending that's doesn't look like an ending, kind of like the way The Birds ended. Very inexplicable.

10:30 This explains so much, I just finished watching the movie and I thought Joanie was Eileen's mother, but now that I realise it's the sister, it makes a lot of sense why Eileen would make such a critical action in the ending with Rebecca in the basement, the life style situations are somewhat similar in relation to Eileen and the inmate who was arrested for murdering his father.edit :The ending for the movie felt pretty open ended but I am happy the book ending was better.

19:09 Honestly I don't blame her. If I was Eileen I would be madly in love with Rebecca and probably way too happy and exited about the invite to notice the big red flags xD

Saw the movie yesterday! Anne Hathaway…OMG. I may have been falling for Rebecca at the same time as Eileen. I had to get the book immediately after. Can’t wait to start reading.

11:02 and for me that moment is crucial as it's why she later does what she does. Her empathy to Polk is rooted in that.

I thought of the movie "Carol", too, when I saw the trailer for "Eileen". It's the hair! Something about that cut and color screams rich and life long privilege. I'm glad they changed her hair color. Cheers!

The amount of times I say Elaine when I mean Eileen 🤦‍♀️ lol For the Moshfegh fans, I recently finished reading all of her books and my video reviewing them is linked in the description!

Thank you for this video, I wish more people talked about this movie. I think I'm one of the three people who fairly enjoyed watching it and I am definitely planning to read the book soon to get more insight!

director Will Oldroyd confessed that he immediately thought of Thomasin McKenzie for the role of Eileen, without any doubt. in addition to being very good at playing this character, Thomasin did a lot of research to best develop the figure of Eileen

For the film version, can we say that Eileen is a character on the psychopathic spectrum? Not especially because of the murder (which is shown as impulsive and almost unintentional in the film) but rather because of his lifestyle and what it reflects about her relationship to the world. ---------------------------------- Her emotional withdrawal is interesting because it's not spectacular and it's very 'ordinary'. Another interesting thing is that she doesn't see the red flags and we often imagine that psychopaths are very manipulative, lucid and calculating (when in fact the majority of them are very sensitive to manipulation, fascination, the blinding effect of flattery, etc.). So, from a psychological point of view, it's very interesting to see Eileen act in this way. -------------------------------- I love how the film has dared to be as minimalist as possible compared to the literary story. -------------------------------- As a reminder, violence, negligence and trauma don't make anyone stronger. They always make you weaker. And when you become extremely fragile, your psyche withdraws emotionally to protect itself. And then various things can cause this process to lock in forever.

I had zero knowledge of the film or its source material. I just like the actors and heard it was a thriller, and so I was in. Just left the theaters a few hours ago, and I quite liked the film. Slow burn indeed, I had zero clue where it was heading. Some genuine shocks and reactions from myself and the audience. Great video, and thanks for this comparison. It was my immediate thought when leaving the theater, wondering "what was the book like?"

The movie was good AF. That plot twist was fantastic. Marin Ireland is my bday twin and she held her own with Anne and Thomasin

On the hair color point, I believe it is intended to be an ohmage to Hitchcock's blondes since William Oldroyd is heavily borrowing from Hitchcock's style in the movie. And I actually recall reading somewhere years ago that Moshfegh is a big Hitchcock fan and actually the genesis of the novel for her was his works, so it might be something that Oldroyd and Moshfegh thought might work better in the movie since the movie fans would automatically draw the connection between the styles.

Just saw this movie without reading the book. Really great breakdown of the movie. Really interesting to see the differences with the book that you highlighted. Marin Ireland's scene was fantastic as well in addition to the two leads.

I usually dislike reviews, but yours was excellent and not a bit obnoxious. Thanks for that.

Just finished watching the movie & i needed to gush about it or hear someone talk about it hahah!! Great vid!

oh thank you so much for this video, I didnt know that I needed all this info. I didnt read the book so I was like what did just happened?! Maravillosa review

I liked the movie but not how it ended. Just a voice over by an older Eileen at the end would have been appreciated to let us know how her life turned out. Anyway, thanks to your video I know she got away with her crime and lived to a ripe old age.

Surprised they didn’t keep Eileen’s ritual use of laxatives in the movie, or the rotting dead mouse in her car, in the movie.

Ottessa Moshfegh and her husband wrote the screenplay as you might've seen, which is good enough for me. It gives the adaptation more value when you know the mind behind the story (author) actually chose what to take out and what to keep in. As opposed to authors being credited as only a producer on a project so you're unsure if an adaptation is straying from their original vision. Great movie, great video!

4 stars Thanks for the review since I didn't read the book

I felt like the biggest difference was that the movie really seemed to be about Rebecca's plot, whereas the book is much more about Eileen's life and her obsession switching from Randy to Rebecca. In fact she explicitly states at some point that she is not really invested in the Leonard situation at all and only cares about being with her. It's like Eileen and Rebecca are living in two separate books. I liked the movie but I don't think it would have been that difficult to include some more psychological detail through a few little close ups and slightly longer scenes, like the dirty hair you mentioned.

I assumed that they tried to compensate for Rebecca's change of hair colour by incorporating the motif of red throughout the movie to represent her influence on Eileen. Her car, the bar sign, Eileen's dress on Christmas Eve, and the headlights of Eileen's car as she runs away.

The movie ending was terrible, the plot was confusing but the acting is good. Just don’t waste your time like I did

Try "Homesick For Another World". Short stories. It's maybe my favorite book.

She didn’t bathe in the movie too, when she came back from work her Dad asked, “what is that smell, it smell like roadkill” when she got close to him.

I like the format of book vs movie. I think it gave me deeper insight into a movie that left me hanging.

Not Rebecca thinking she's a vigilante but is actually a vigil auntie.

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What happens to Mrs. Polk in the basement is completely different, book to movie. Better in movie by far.

Thomasin McKensie is fantastic. She should have gotten Oscar buzz.

No worries ..."Elaine" and Eileen" are from the same linguistic root. Now I want to listen to "Come On, Eileen" song by Dexy's Midnight Runners.😊. An Eileen in the Summer was a youthful crush before I got married . Gotta check book and movie out. Thanks!

Seriously, though....this is a Heavy Story. Thank you.

I liked the movie. I loved the atmosphere and how weird the main character was. I disliked the ending though so I'm curious to buy the book and see how more detailed it is

I never knew they had a book on the movie until I saw this video. I just watched the movie and I liked it but I do agree with everyone that the ending was terrible. Acting was spot on

Really liked everything about the movie, it was just poised so well to spring on into a bigger plot; but I guess the abrupt ending was part of the point. My interpretation of Eileen's violent outburst towards Missus Polk was motivated by; Eileen's life is terrible, what she thought was the answer isn't, Mr Polk reminds her of her father, but mostly Mrs Polk reminds her of herself: - accumulation of her frustrating life up to this point which just snaps - trying to process the betrayal & disappointment of Rebecca's manipulations & possibly the erosion of the illusion of both Rebecca's romance & also "coolness & composure", though she still tries to cling on to the illusion afterwards. - she's no attracted to Eileen, she's not clever or cool (quite the opposite) & she preyed on Eileen's vulnerabilities' to manipulate her, making her an unwilling accomplish when she messes up. But also - clearly the abuse of the Polk boy by his policeman father resonates with Eileen, through the abusive relationship her father has with her (& her sister) Mostly - Missus Polk's pathetic tolerance & acceptance of the abuse of her son, and the complicity in the hopeless hope that it could get better, Eileen sees herself in Missus Polk's pathetic disillusionment; tolerating her Father's abuse of her, of her sister, tolerating her disappointing life. She sees herself in Missus Polk, & she diverts a lot of self hate, anger etc. towards her. I would have liked this to be developed more in the film but maybe less is more.

What is it about me beloved kiwi 🥝 and horrible daddy issues? Compare the trajectories of this film to Leave No Trace where her last line to her father was "What's wrong with you... isn't wrong with me. " And then she leaves him, another very sudden ending. Last Night in SoHo sees her without a father, brother or grandfather and no boyfriends until she meets Johnnie Adjoe and also gets a dream hickey from the 11th Doctor. Note also the relationship betwixt Eloise and Sandy seems in some ways similar to those of Eilleen and Rebecca. I'll also quickly mention Tommie Mac's dead parents and grandfather in Totally Completely Fine, a dramedy from STAN Australia 🇦🇺 and there her character, Viviane gets a stalker 😜 girlfriend who is running from a straight marriage and ends up in a house and bed with our favorite kiwi. And Jojo Rabbit... she has no family and a young boy dreams of a strange Polynesian / Jewish film director who portrays a cartoon Hitler who befriends him in his tortured life.

I enjoyed the movie right up until the end where nothing is explained. It just ends. I hate when a movie does that. I’m definitely wishing I’d read the book first! It’s my strict policy to not see a movie before reading the book and I blew it here. I may let some time pass and then read the book.

SPOILERS: What do you think about the line where Eileen wonders about a conversation between her dad and Rebecca tied up in the basement? I initially thought she had actually tied her up in their basement before leaving, but I saw a comment saying it was just another one of Eileen’s fantasies

I liked the movie!! Never seen the book, I barely even saw the trailer, and all I have to say is that this movie is very different, artsy, great acting, unique time period for a story, the story and plot is so vague, your mind predicts what it’s going to happen and it wasn’t practical at all, many twists and many wow moments. I enjoyed the movie a lot, very different. The ending was a good way to make somone think about the movie and I like it, I wonder what happens afterwards

Not for everyone, but a REAL movie, you know?

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Eileen would be an interesting double feature with Saltburn. Personally, I didn’t like the movie or book. I finished the book on audio and thought I should give the movie a try because of reviews. I actually thought this was a fairly good adaptation of the book. That being said, I didn’t like the book 😂

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so did they went away together at the end??

Ok, I might say something controversial... I read 4 books by Moshfegh, and Eileen was the weakest for me... BUT, the book was so slow with loads of thoughts of Eileen, this feeling of discomfort, body dysmorphia, mumbling, thinking, and I just wanted to see a movie to compare. In the book, all the things, that happen, are well understood. Without a book, movie is just... unfinished, bleak, extremely lacking any kind of context. Eileen is so empty, NOT as described in a book. But I love Anne by the way =)

Hollywood hates gingers I swear smh. Anyways lol, I saw a theory about the movie saying that the Rebecca Eileen went out to drink with and the Rebecca in the final act was Eileen’s imagination. The woman she wanted to become. Which is why at the bar they switched names. How do you feel about this theory when it comes to the movie and book for that matter?

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What a bad ending the movie had .

Here is the explanation for ending…………….you just watched the worst movie Ever made.

Man-hating melodrama