Put Sophie Thatcher in everything!
Written by Kenza Bouhnass-Parra
Companion, directed by Drew Hancock and currently playing in theatres, is a non-stop rollercoaster packed into a neat 97 minutes. We follow Iris (Sophie Thatcher) who joins her boyfriend (Jack Quaid) on a friend’s trip and is very quickly made aware of the fact that she’s not welcome. The weekend getaway will end up exposing truths that could very well change Iris’ entire existence.
Its tight script is truly what makes Companion work. I recommend that people around me go into knowing as little as possible and let themselves be transported into the story with no preconceived ideas or expectations. The film, starting quite simply and innocently, quickly becomes one of the wildest rides I recently experienced in theater, with mouth-gaping twists coming one after another until you are left laughing in disbelief at the screen.
Companion is a promise of a good time, for its originality, its dedication to its premise, and the sheer force that is Sophie Thatcher. She shines her way through the film, effortlessly switching between comic absurdity and unfeigned horror while staying charmingly endearing all throughout. While her scenes shared with Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage, and Harvey Guillén are pure amusement, her performance remains singular, making her the sole power of the film.
On another level, Companion brings the question of body autonomy and the thresholds of it under companionship. To what degree is our body our own, especially when our subconscious is at bay and our decisions are not taken with full awareness of ourselves or our surroundings. Where do we draw the lines when giving ourselves to someone else and how our own volition is disjoined when two people are involved.
Companion appears a bit glossy at first, but underneath its shiny aesthetic and seemingly overused horror clichés can be found a truly diverting movie that will make for a gratifying experience.
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