Should you watch Gerald's Game?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Gerald's Game
Film · 2017
When her husband's sex game goes wrong, Jessie (who is handcuffed to a bed in a remote lake house) faces warped visions, dark secrets and a dire choice.
The sides of Gerald's Game
- A woman handcuffed to a bed
- A remote lake house and a hungry dog
- A childhood secret coming back
Gerald's Game is good for you if…
- you like being stuck in one room with Jessie, wondering how she gets out.
- you want to watch Carla Gugino carry a film almost alone.
- you like a horror film that lives inside someone's head.
Gerald's Game is bad for you if…
- you can't watch memories of child abuse on screen.
- you can't stand a graphic injury shown up close.
About: trauma · survival · freedom
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