As the story creates a base out of showing Lizzie’s darkness, it feels one-note in certain instances-we can only get to know her from a distance, instead of being welcomed into her pain.īut Farrant’s confidence as a storyteller-along with Rapace’s full-bodied performance-enrich the story and guide it toward its delicately bonkers premise, in which Lizzie becomes obsessed with Lola ( Annika Whiteley), the young daughter of Claire ( Yvonne Strahovski), Lizzie's neighbor. After noticing Lola at a party, she starts to appear at Claire’s house, under the guise of possibly wanting to the buy the house before Claire’s family moves to Perth. Very slowly, the story reveals details about Lizzie’s sadness, and about the person that she’s mourning, like when she's seen lighting up a birthday cake for nobody in the room. “Angel of Mine” is certainly a moody piece in this first act, and its ominous soundscape and dour color palette initially make the story feel a bit out of reach.
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