[GOODNIGHT MOMMY
opens in Akron on Friday October 2nd at the Nightlight Cinema.]
Review by Bob Ignizio
A psychological thriller from co-writers/directors Veronika
Franz and Severin Fiala, GOODNIGHT MOMMY
is about ten year old twin boys (Elias and Lukas Schwartz, playing characters
of the same first names) who don’t believe that their mother (Suzanne Wuest) is
really their mother. Mom has recently returned home after undergoing some kind
of surgery that left her face fully bandaged, so we can understand she might
not be feeling completely herself., But as her behavior towards the children
grows increasingly harsh and strange, the most extreme example being her
refusal to talk to Lukas or even acknowledge his presence, we can’t help but
share the twins’ apprehensions.
