The Beguiled is good but it's not quite as good as it thinks it is.
Starring Nicole Kidman as Martha Farnsworth, the head of a small boarding school for girls, this film is set in Virginia during the American Civil War. A cat is set among the pigeons when one of the students finds an injured soldier, Corporal John McBurney (Colin Farrell) injured in the woods.
Corporal McBurney is allowed into the boarding school to convalesce. Let's just say that when a hot soldier moves in, the ladies of the house including Miss Farnsworth, her teaching assistant played by Kirsten Dunst and one of the older girls at the school played very well by Elle Fanning... oh boy do they get their feathers up!
Everyone has an agenda. The ladies, to be the object of his affection whilst still playing it cool and Corporal McBurney, to avoid returning to the war or to become a prisoner of war.
I did enjoy this film, especially the second half when the scene was set and things actually got interesting. I personally would put it in 'liked but didn't love' territory and I think this 3.5 star review by News Ltd's Leigh Paatsch is fair and in line with my own opinion.
In cinemas now. Trailer here.