Imagine a woman so extraordinarily inconspicuous that you wouldn’t notice her till she spoke to you. That’s the kind of person Jackie (Kate Dickie) is. Insular and withdrawn, Red Road’s leading protagonist drives action through inaction.
Jackie works as a security technician supervising CCTV camera feeds from the streets of Glasgow. The job seems hardly stressful and we see Jackie enjoying it, turning her work into a reality show of sorts. She admires a kind man look after his sick dog. She pities an overweight cleaning lady who brushes windows and has a bad brush with office romance. It’s hard not to think that anyone working this job is a voyeur or will soon turn into one. And it somehow complements Jackie, she’s more comfortable with watching than with action.Continue reading “Red Road Movie Review: Meet Lisbeth Salander's Soul Sister”
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