HOLLAND

Home economic teacher Nancy (Nicole Kidman) lives what looks like a charmed life with her optometrist husband Fred (Matthew Macfadyen) and son Harry (Jude Hill) in the Midwest town of Holland, Michigan. She gradually becomes suspicious of Fred’s frequent work trips and enlists the help of her colleague Dave (Gael García Bernal) to spy on him in an attempt to find evidence of an affair. Instead, Nancy and Dave become close and end up biting off more than they can chew when they discover what Fred’s really been up to. Not even a strong twist can save this film from its ridiculous spiral. The development of the leads is lacking in backstory and there are several inconsequential characters who could’ve been cut. The plot feels like it’s been done before, only better. Inconsistent and disappointing.