Nicole Kidman has been on a hot streak for the last 35 years. Despite having risen to prominence multiple decades ago, she continues to topline quality films and series like a starlet half her age. Her talent is so profound that it transcends sexist and agist industry practices that put actresses of a certain age out to pasture, leaving them to play a matriarch or similar. Her impressive career trajectory is a testament to her talent, universal appeal, and staying power. With all that in mind, you likely won’t be surprised to learn that Kidman stars in the most-watched horror thriller on the Prime Video platform today.
Kidman toplines Holland, a mixture of genre tropes and dark comedy from Mimi Cave (who horror fans might remember from Fresh). The flick is a Prime original that just debuted on the platform late last month (March 28th).
Cave helmed the project from a script by Andrew Sodroski (Manhunt). Gael García Bernal, Matthew Macfadyen, Jude Hill, and Jeff Pope star alongside Kidman in the lead.
Despite a talented cast and a brilliant creative team, the film has garnered mixed reviews that skew negative. However, our Sharai Bohannon saw some merit in the flick. Her review reads, in part: “While it is not for everyone, I think it is worth a watch. The performances are amazing, and the third act is a ton of bloody fun. So, there are worse ways to spend an evening.”
This dark comedy with brutal horror elements plays out as follows:
In this wildly unpredictable thriller, Nicole Kidman is the meticulous Nancy Vandergroot, a teacher and homemaker whose picture-perfect life with her community pillar husband (Matthew Macfadyen) and son (Jude Hill) in tulip-filled Holland, Michigan tumbles into a twisted tale. Nancy and her friendly colleague (Gael García Bernal) become suspicious of a secret, only to discover nothing in their lives is what it seems.
Interesting aside: Naomi Watts and Bryan Cranston were attached to topline the flick back in 2013. Despite much buzz and a coveted spot on the Blacklist survey that year, the film stalled out. Amazon Prime Video eventually revived the project with Kidman and company.
If you’re curious to see where you stand on this divisive thriller, you can find it streaming on Prime Video now.
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