Determined to confront him, she begins regular prison visitations, against her father mitchells nick nolte express wishes. Rosamund pike, shiloh fernande, nick nolte, camryn manheim, alexi wasser, fouad mikati. Rosamund pike is divinity incarnate and the finest actress of our time. Having just rosamund pike and nick noltecast its lead roles last week, the film is already in production in new orleans. A nurse living in small town goes on a blind date with a man who is not the person he says he is. In this intense thriller, a small town nurse gets attacked during a home invasion by a mysterious criminal. In return to sender, rosamund pike connects with her. Nick nolte, shiloh fernandez, camryn manheim and rumer.
Return to sender by fouad mikati fouad mikati, rosamund. A stranger, william finn shiloh fernandez arrives at her door. A stellar rosamund pike isnt enough to save rote thriller. May 12, 2015 the movie sees the actress team up with filmmaker fouad mikati for the first time as he returns to the directors chair for only his second feature film he made his debut back in 2010 with. Aug 12, 2015 the movie in question is return to sender from director fouad mikati, and after having this delivered to my table, id unequivocally like to return it to the sender, simply in hopes of a better. Aug 11, 2015 even with the dramatic buildup, mikati hesitates to make return to sender an allout revenge fantasy, and the characters are too sketchy for an effective psychological thriller. They become friendly and flirt with each other during her visits. Rosamund pike, shiloh fernandez, nick nolte, camryn manheim, illeana douglas, fouad mikati. A stranger arrives on her porch before the arranged time and she mistakes him for her blind date. Although there are approximately six billion things that i would rather do that sit through the dreadful thriller return to sender again in my lifetime, i must admit that there is one circumstance under which i might contemplate a second viewing and that would be if the bluray which may have already been released by the time that you reach the end of this sentence includes a commentary. Return to sender bluray bluray bilingual rosamund pike, nick nolte, shiloh fernandez actor, fouad mikati director format.
Fouad mikati director, author of return to sender, on librarything. Following his arrest, she starts to write to her attacker but the letters are returned unopened. Director fouad mikati handles the introductory scenes as if building. Endgame and written by patricia beauchamp, joe gossett catch hell. Glorified tv movie lurches into miserystyle melodrama. She continues to resend the letter and finally receives a response and goes to visit william.
You can probably guess the twist from the trailer, but that doesnt detract from pikes performance. Order dvd and bluray movies, tv series and box sets from australias online dvd store, booktopia. Rosamund pikes thriller return to sender bought by image. Overview of return to sender, 2015, directed by fouad mikati, with keir odonnell, ian casselberry, jeff pope, at turner classic movies. If youre a seller, fulfilment by amazon can help you grow your business. Mirandas letter to william keeps being returned to sender. Return return to sender to sender film school rejects. Aug 14, 2015 for most of the way, return to sender merges creepy and sexy to good effect, thanks to a closetothevest performance by rosamund pike, the missing wife of gone girl. Rosamund pike gone girl stars as a small town nurse who gets brutally attacked and raped in her own home by a mysterious man shiloh fernandez. Determined to confront him she then starts to regularly visit him in prison and seemingly befriends him, against her fathers nick nolte express wishes. Portions of content provided by tivo corporation 2020 tivo corporation whats new.
Fba items are eligible for and for amazon prime just as if they were amazon items. He apologizes repeatedly for what he did to her and she begins to visit him regularly. For most of the way, return to sender merges creepy and sexy to good effect, thanks to a closetothevest performance by rosamund pike, the missing wife of gone girl. Director fouad mikati brings pedestrian gusto to patricia beauchamp and joe gossetts bizarro script, in which miranda rosamund pike is raped by william shiloh fernandez and proceeds to spend the remainder of the film slowly plotting revenge against him. The movie in question is return to sender from director fouad mikati, and after having this delivered to my table, id unequivocally like to return it to the sender, simply in hopes of a better. Return to sender is a 2015 american psychological thriller film directed by fouad mikati and starring rosamund pike, shiloh fernandez, and nick nolte. Following his arrest, she starts to regularly visit him in jail and befriends him, against. A small town nurse rosamund pike goes on a blind date with a mysterious stranger shiloh fernandez who turns her life upside down in this psychological thriller from director fouad mikati operation. Her highly acclaimed books for young readers include the secret footprints, a gift of gracias, the tia lola series, finding miracles, and return to sender. Following his arrest, she starts to regularly visit him in jail and befriends him, against her fathers nick nolte advice. Mirandas rosamund pike perfect world is shattered by a brutal assault. Return to sender is a tense thriller directed by fouad mikati operation.
The aesthetic decision to film this as a romantic drama totally works in favor of return to sender, even when it seems like maybe that is not the case. Kennedy has written many books and oversees a boot camp thats. This site uses cookies for analytics, personalized content and ads. Return to sender public library of cincinnati and hamilton. After moving to paris, mikati made his first film attempt with the short film zead 2003, he did not use dialogue to tell the story. Fouad mikati, director of the cartoonish action flick operation. So it is eerie when miranda, after her rapist shiloh fernandez is. With rosamund pike, shiloh fernandez, nick nolte, camryn manheim. Miranda wells rosamund pike ist eine ehrgeizige krankenschwester. I n my head im calling this film what is this i cant even. Learn more about return to sender in the public library of cincinnati and hamilton county digital collection. A stellar rosamund pike isnt enough to save rote thriller return. Alvarez has won numerous awards for her work, including the pura belpre and americas awards for her childrens books, the hispanic heritage award in literature, and the f.
Rosamund pike thriller return to sender grabbed by image. The first half of return to sender is a passable attempt at a sincere and sensitive look at the effects of sexual violence on a victim as she tries to reclaim her life and her home. Fresh off her breakthrough role in gone girl, rosamund pike returns in the raperevenge tale return to sender. Check out more movies that start with r and movies from return to sender cast starring elton leblanc, cynthia leblanc, jesse yarborough, billy slaughter, patrick kearns. A small town nurse rosamund pike goes on a blind date with a mysterious stranger shiloh fernandez who turns her life upside down in this gripping revenge thriller. By continuing to browse this site, you agree to this use. Lebanese director fouad mikati began his cinematographic activities through television commercials. Even with the dramatic buildup, mikati hesitates to make return to sender an allout revenge fantasy, and the characters are too sketchy for an effective psychological thriller. The stranger rapes her and leaves her seriously traumatized. Return to sender by fouad mikati fouad mikati, rosamund pike. Aug 14, 2015 return to sender is ludicrous and insulting from beginning to end, and the fault rests entirely with director fouad mikati and writers patricia beauchamp and joe gossett. His apathy behind the camera allows the movie to just lie there. Rosamund pike made return to sender before her breakthrough gone.
Return to sender by rosamund pike overdrive rakuten. Rights have to the thriller return to sender, which stars rosamund pike gone girl and nick nolte, has been nabbed by image entertainment. Though director fouad mikatis exploration of sociopathy, raperevenge and general moral compass greying is certainly thin in the lip compared to. Following his arrest, she starts to write to him but the letters all get returned unopened. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Director fouad mikati brings pedestrian gusto to patricia beauchamp and joe. Cast and crew credits for return to sender, 2015, directed by fouad mikati, with keir odonnell, liann pattison, jeff pope, at turner classic movies. Rosamund pike, shiloh fernandez, nick nolte, camryn manheim, alexi. Endgame is switching up genres for his second film, the psychological thriller return to sender. Directed by fouad mikati, starring fouad mikati, illeana douglas, camryn manheim, nick nolte, ryan phillippe. Return to sender movie zonetelechargement streaming. Edition discs amazon price new from used from dvd sept.
Mikati never settles on whether hes steering an identity crisis drama or an exploitative vengeance fantasy. Return to sender psychological thrillers movies, books. Small town nurse miranda wells rosamund pike is brutally raped in her own home by a mysterious man shiloh fernandez. Even a piercing performance from rosamund pike, coming off the back of her oscarnominated turn in david finchers gone girl, fails to elevate this plodding and perfunctory raperevenge thriller from director fouad mikati. When her attacker is paroled and comes looking for her, she seizes the opportunity to exact revenge. Aug 14, 2015 blame mikati throughout return to sender, the director fails to craft a single moment, even that one, that compels or grips. A nurse living in small town goes on a blind date with a.
Fouad mikatis film tells the tragic tale of single nurse miranda wells pike, who accepts a blind date set up by her coworker. Filmed before gone girl but released long after, return to sender at times feels like a prequel to the amy elliotdunnenick dunne relationship that grabbed audiences in david finchers 2014 film. Its a violent, terrifying attack, and the director, fouad mikati, portrays it vividly. R eturn to sender is the kind of wholly misconceived thriller that begs asking precisely what its filmmakers were seeking to accomplish. Rosamund pike, shiloh fernandez, nick nolte a nurse living in small town goes on a blind date with a man who is not the person he says he is.
In terms of its budget and production values, return to sender is a comedown for rosamund pike after her role in david finchers gone girl. And yet director fouad mikati never settles on whether hes steering an identity crisis drama or an exploitative vengeance fantasy. In this intense thriller, rosamund pike stars as a small town nurse who gets attacked during a home invasion by a mysterious criminal shiloh fernandez. It works at least as well as the blandly generic and not even really apropos return to sender, which describes a tiny section of the second act that then resolves itself and. Rosamund pike, shiloh fernandez, nick nolte, camryn manheim, rumer willis, fouad mikati, holly wiersma, candice.
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