Cara – Movie Review
First Reaction – Cara is a disturbing story.
Where to Watch
digital release on 17 February 2025 from Reel 2 Reel Films.
Director: Hayden Hewitt
Writer: Hayden Hewitt (Screenplay)
Cast
- James Dreyfus (The Thing Blue Line)
- Laurence R Harvey (The Human Centipede 2)
- Johnny Vivash (How to Kill Monsters)
- Michaela Longden (Book of Monsters)
- Elle O’Hara (Tommy’s Honour)
Plot: Cara, a mentally troubled woman escaped from an institution, believes in a conspiracy against her. She plans horrific acts using her show’s viewers, exploring mental health, abuse, and violence, leaving a disturbing trail.
Runtime: 1 Hour 36 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Cara starts when troubled cam girl Cara (O’Hara) struggles with her mental health. She imagines conversations that cause ripple effects through her everyday life. Cara struggles to manage reality and her feelings of traumatic events from her past.
When Cara begins to fight her nightmares, she lets the previous abuse take over causing her to break. Her unstable mindset sends her on a rampage against anyone and everyone who gets in her way.
Verdict on Cara
Recap
The movie follows a troubled young woman whose previous years of abuse have bought out a darker side to her. It leads to her breaking and the people close to her becoming the biggest victims of rampage.
Best Parts
The unstable mindset created is fantastic, you can see how her abuse has taken over her. It leads to the chaotic nature of the story and uneasy moments throughout the movie. Elle O’Hara is fantastic in the leading role, as we see how her character’s mind is slowly breaking.
Worst Parts
This movie does focus on mental health problems and how things spiral out of control. It shows how difficult understanding them can be and how treating it can cause bigger problems.
Final Thoughts –Cara is a disturbing, uncomfortable story.
