The Lost Daughter Reviews

An uncomfortably vulnerable portrait of an aged woman who struggles with motherhood, being compellingly artful despite not having a cathartic arc. Close shots reflect the anxiety & discomfort of the MC & the way she watches strangers from afar feels so natural and engaging…

tragic but so fucking good and also weird and paul mescal jump scare

- summer / travel vibes
- it’s like a piece of art open to interpretation
- lonely
- cannot tell if it was real or a dream

Hard to watch because of the subject matter. This is one of those “slice of real life” movies where there is no one to root for, you’re just along for a bumpy, emotional ride. Deeply metaphorical, especially the ending.

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s intimate directorial debut. Depicts a view of maternity not often portrayed, yet necessary to portray. Olivia Colman’s performance is grounded and magnetic. Loved seeing Dakota Johnson in her soul baring performance as well.

How weirdly relatable was this watch?Selfishness and motherhood don't really walk hand-in-hand together, but Leda portraits a fear of mine in a very understanding way. This is one of my favorite movies of all times.

intimate and riveting. hard to watch. made a lot more sense once I learned this is based off of a lit fic novel

Meh. Too open-ended. No real plot to follow and no resolution, only speculation. That can be an intriguing way to end, but they didn’t put in the work to make it satisfying.

i originally watched this for jessie buckley but something about olivia coleman makes me so happy, like she reminds me of someone so comforting to me.

the movie itself was infuriating but understandable. an immature woman who put herself before her children.

It starts off good. I liked how the film presents the difficulties of parenting while trying to achieve career goals, and how the parallels between Leda and Nina are shown. All the pressure that Leda feels leads to a confusing ending, which was a bit disappointing for me.

7/10

How are they so fucking good

Very unusual film with amazing acting.

Buckley is gonna win an Oscar this year. No surprise coming from

Captivating film, it started slow but the flashbacks completed the story, the ending however was crazy pure raw existence

The common theme in The Lost Daughter is mothers who see their children as a burden. There is a constant unease and a sense of dread in the film. For me it left too much unspoken and in the end I felt left in the dark. The buildup wasn’t quite worth the reward.

6

6.5/10 Interesting watch. Slow-paced, gradually revealing the past through protagonist’s eyes. Powerful perspective on motherhood. It was really well-done — just not really my genre.

Just depressing really 🤷‍♀️

pretty boring but intriguing.

Everyone is a bad person in this 🤣 I didn’t really care about these characters tbh, some people shouldn’t have kids