My Review- 55 Steps (2017)
My rating 8:10
What a Find!
Based on true events and characters Helena Bonham Carter as Eleanor Riece a mental patient diagnosed with schizophrenia and other mental illnesses is superb .Hilary Swank as lawyer Colette Hughes who engages in a David and Goliath fight on Eleanor's behalf and thousands of other patients to be able to consult with doctors and give permission regarding medications that previously were forced on them causing irreparable damage.
When patient rights lawyer Colette Hughes goes to meet her new client, Eleanor Riese, a patient in the psychiatric unit of a San Francisco hospital, she has no idea that besides taking on an uphill legal battle to improve treatment for mental patients in hospitals, she is meeting a woman who will make it her mission to transform Colette's workaholic life.
I had no idea this movie existed till yesterday and it's incredibly moving and superbly performed. Helena Bonham Carter is an Executive Producer on this movie and it's obviously a labour of love.
In my opinion it's a career defining performance for Helena Bonham Carter.
I'm amazed at her performance it's dramatic, touching at times very funny and she's so convincing in this role.
It's two powerhouse actresses working in tandem Hilary Swank is wonderful in her role as lawyer and eventually friend of Eleanor whose frank and at times brutally frank observations awaken emotions and character defects that Colette has hidden from herself for years.
Actor Jeffrey Tambor as Mort Cohen Eleanor's "Jewish Lawyer " is wonderful as the Defence Attorney who presents her case to the Court.
It's a film I've added to my collection and I can't recommend it highly enough.
This is Helena Bonham Carter at her very finest I highly recommend this film.
Review of 55 Steps
