‘Holland’ Review: Nicole Kidman Leads Mimi Cave’s Manic Midwestern Thriller — SXSW
deadline.comAs Nicole Kidman continues her mission to champion female directors, her latest role in writer-director Mimi Cave‘s Holland is proof positive of that very talent.
The Midwestern mystery stars the Oscar-winning actress as Nancy Vandergroot, a home economics teacher who feels so perfectly safe with her husband Fred (Matthew Macfadyen) and their son Harry (Jude Hill) in the picturesque Dutch-themed town of Holland, Michigan, that she idly wonders if it’s even real.
But a missing pearl earring sends her down a conspiracy rabbit hole, which is only made deeper by her shop-teacher coworker Dave Delgado (Gael García Bernal), who has eyes for her, humoring her every whim.
Set in the aughts, the film is stacked with references to Blockbuster, Juggalos and Nokia cell phones, as well as a microfiche murder mystery montage.
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