Early on while watching Elyse, you may find yourself wondering why on earth Anthony Hopkins agreed to appear in such a wan, amateurish drama.
The answer becomes apparent when one examines the credits — the film marks the directorial debut of Stella Hopkins, and if you think the last name is a coincidence, it's not.
The director/co-screenwriter is the actor's spouse, to whom he here demonstrates an admirable level of spousal support, if not much good judgment.
Hopkins (Anthony, that is) assumes only a supporting role in the film, which revolves around the title character, played emphatically, if not convincingly, by Lisa Pepper, who starred in Sir Anthony's own little-seen 2007 directorial effort,Slipstream.
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