Netflix: Sensitive souls beware, this movie with Mila Cooney is a shocking and thrilling thriller!

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Annie Fanelli, a taciturn New Yorker, seems to have it all: a coveted editorial position at a famous magazine, a wardrobe to die for, and a dream wedding planned in Nantucket.

But when a documentary filmmaker invites her to tell his version of a terrifying incident at the prestigious Brantley High School during her teenage years, Annie must face a dark truth that threatens the life she’s built so hard. effort.

A surprising thriller

poster ofamerican girl suggested that subscribers would be treated to a classic Netflix thriller bordering on an afternoon TV movie. But the film starring Mila Kunis clearly stands out from this successful category on the American platform.

If you thought you’d have a good time watching this feature film adapted from Jessica Knoll’s New York Times bestseller of the same name, you’re wrong. No hints or warning messages at the beginning of the movie will let you anticipate what awaits you in American Girl (Luckiest Girl Alive, in the original version).

Mila Kunis There, she plays Annie Fanelli, a quirky New Yorker who seems to have everything she needs to be happy: a coveted editorial position at a famous magazine, a wardrobe to die for, and a dream wedding planned in Nantucket.

Except Annie survived a horrific incident that occurred during her teenage years and her schooling at the prestigious Brantley High School. While he does his best to forget this tragic episode in his life, a documentary filmmaker contacts him to tell his version of the facts.

Annie then plunges back into her painful past, and as she tries to rebuild herself, dark truths are revealed, revealing sadly relevant and universal issues affecting the American system in particular.

Without giving away the details and details of the case depicted in “American Girl”, know that the film deals with gang rapes, school bullying and school mass murders. Themes that may offend the sensibilities of some are woven into this challenging thriller.

Although it is a fictional story, the novel’s author, Jessica Knoll, revealed a year after her novel was published that it was inspired by her own experiences as a rape and school bullying victim. It is he who signs the screenplay for the film adaptation, which should definitely be seen alongside Gone Girl or La Fille du Train.

Cinematically, American Girl’s production, courtesy of Mike Barker (The Handmaid’s Tale, Sandman, Fargo), is neat and engaging. And the unsettling but endearing film could also rely on Mila Kunis’ flawless performance, but also Chiara is Aurelia (Announcement of the Cruel Summer series), which plays his character as a teenager. We find the rest of the actors Finn Wittrock, Connie Britton and Scoot McNair.