SYNOPSIS: In a dusty, underpopulated California resort town, a naive southern waif, Pinky Rose (Sissy Spacek), idolizes and befriends her fellow nurse, the would-be sophisticate and “thoroughly modern” Millie Lammoreaux (Shelley Duvall). When Millie takes Pinky in as her roommate, Pinky’s hero worship evolves into something far stranger and more sinister than either could have anticipated. Featuring brilliant performances from Spacek and Duvall, this dreamlike masterpiece from Robert Altman careens from the humorous to the chilling to the surreal, resulting in one of the most unusual and compelling films of the 1970s.
Where's the third woman? jk. This cover is very blue. Can you see it? Everything has a blue tint to it. Especially Duvall's face. And Spacek looks like she is ticking like a time bomb. As far as covers go this does the job, giving a hint of what you might find while watching the film... but it is somehow also unremarkable in a remarkable way... it's like "I like the cover, but.. I really don't like the cover." One of those situations. This one is a little tough to gauge.
Criterion Canvas score: C
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