Directed by:
Michael LanderCinematography:
Philippe RousselotComposer:
Brian ReitzellCast:
Cillian Murphy, Elliot Page, Susan Sarandon, Josh Lucas, Bill Pullman, Keith Carradine, Graham Beckel, Chris Carlson, Bradley Steven Perry, Virginia Newcomb (more)VOD (1)
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Cillian Murphy, Ellen Page and Susan Sarandon star in this psychological thriller about a man with a split personality disorder. Shy bank employee John Skillpa (Murphy) lives in the small community of Peacock, Nebraska. Following a traumatic childhood experience, he suffers from dissociative identity disorder with his alter ego being a woman called Emma. He manages to keep his problem a secret until one day, while Emma is out in the garden, a derailed train crashes onto John's land. His neighbours rush to the scene of the accident and meet Emma for the first time. When questions are asked, John declares that Emma is his wife but now that the townspeople know of her existence it becomes much harder to keep the truth about her identity from them. To make matters worse, young, single mother Maggie (Page) ignites an internal battle in John and Emma that becomes ever more present. Will she take over John completely? (Lionsgate Home Entertainment)
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With such a nice premise and such a great cast, Lander could have tried to make something more ambitious. Cillian Murphy is very convincing as a madman, it’s a pity that the script forces him to do something uninteresting. Peacock is a small dose of depression and paranoia that can be rated negatively only with regards to the high expectations.
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I was honestly "enticed" by the trailer and the cast, so expectations were high. It's a fact that Peacock has a pretty decent (albeit rather unpleasant) atmosphere in places – especially when portraying the psyche of the main character/"heroine". The acting is indeed very appealing, the subject matter is quite original, the script is on a decent level, the directing is good, but I just didn't get what I was expecting, plus the potential that Peacock has (had) remained untapped many times over... A little more mystery to give the film a mystery thriller flavor would have worked much better in my opinion... As it is, it's "just" a decent intimate psychological drama. 70%
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