Where the Crawdads Sing | Film Review
I went to see this on a whim. I knew nothing about it, haven't read the book, and wasn't really sure what the general public opinion of it was. I went in completely blind. Abandoned as a child, Kya (Daisy Edgar-Jones), isolated and alone, raised herself in the marshlands. As she grows up, she meets two men who open her up to the outside world. But when one of those men die in mysterious circumstances, Kya becomes the main suspect. I didn't really like this film. The premise is an interesting one, particularly the idea of Kya having to raise herself and how this impacted her life. Kya is a really interesting character. The film does a good job of showing exactly who she is - smart, curious, and interested in the world around her. This is particularly important because we see Kya in a way that the rest of the town doesn't. We are automatically on her side. There are also some really great side characters, and it is really important to see the way that Kya interacts with...