Last Night in Soho

In December 2021, I watched Last Night in Soho for the first time at Movix Kameari. The horror film was released in 2021 starring Thomasin McKenzie. The promotional posters had made me think that the lead was Anya Taylor-Joy, however, it was actually Thomasin. She appeared in Old for shorter than I had expected, which kind of disappointed me, so I was pleased that I could watch the pretty actor from start to end and for a longer than expected in the newer flick.

It tells the story of a woman named Ellie who moves to London from a country town, starts to live in an apartment and has spiritual experiences at nights.

The beautiful Thomasin McKenzie played Ellie who strongly senses to the spiritual world and sees the sad past of a woman. I felt the horror movie to be a fantasy one because I was really attracted from beginning to end by Thomasin's lovely various expressions, especially her smiles and scared faces, and by how she often runs in the town. I was also draw by how the story unfolds after the middle. It was really fun.

At the beginning Ellie's lovely smile charmed me when she is dancing in her parents' house in the countryside. Then I empathized with her when she is listening to a song performed by The Kinks, my favorite rock band, and she is made a fool of by an impertinent young man, who says that only old men love the band, in the dormitory of a fashion school that she has begun to attend. People who criticize other people's taste are the lowest scum. Ellie's wicked roommate, who often ridicules Ellie for being a country girl and eccentric, reminded me of the mean smile of my former coworker, a native of Tokyo, who mocked me and said that it was like a poem when I told her that I felt the sky in Tokyo to be narrow due to the higher buildings just after moving to there from a local town. I hate people who ridicule country persons. I came to love Ellie more watching the scenes. In additions to The Kinks, I also like the music, especially the song "Down Town" that Sandie, who was played by Anya Taylor-Joy, sings in an audition. Various elements struck a chord with me, so I really love the story personally.

This movie's plot and the lovely Thomasin McKenzie were so fascinating that the horror scenes did not leave a strong impression to me. The protagonist and the script were really wonderful.