At an all-girls school, a new student threatens to throw off the dynamic between several girls and their mysterious teacher.
The fractured image has been done to death and although the color palette is bland and uneventful, it's distracting enough to be notable.
I love a good mystery and when a trailer gives a good teaser of the film's contents without revealing the more engaging elements, it works on a level that most give-them-everything previews don't.
This one is entirely sold to the Academy based on critic interest. Eva Green isn't an on-the-cusp Oscar darling, so the chances diminish quite a bit.
I have not seen this film.
-Wesley Lovell (March 13, 2011) Original