Echo Valley
Published 2025-08-16
Film info
- Title Echo Valley
- Director Michael Pearce
- Year 2025
- Run time 1hr 45m
- Genres Drama, Thriller
- Tagline A mother and daughter are bound by a dark secret
Kate lives a secluded life—until her troubled daughter shows up, frightened and covered in someone else’s blood. As Kate unravels the shocking truth, she learns just how far a mother will go to try to save her child.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 4:29 | "No rush," he says, although the roof is quite clearly collapsing. |
| 9:51 | Can you share accounts on iPad Messages? |
| 22:36 | Hard to know what to make of this film, it's slow but mildly intriguing. |
| 23:00 | Love a pledge. |
| 25:28 | Yea, she seems in entirely the right emotional state to be driving. |
| 27:52 | Fiona Shaw's accent is wandering but I still love her. |
| 35:53 | Another reason to never have kids is the possibility, however remote, that they might bring a dead body home. |
| 42:17 | What was that, drive by fireworking? |
| 53:17 | Ooh that was a twist I didn't see coming. |
| 57:54 | It's just a ring, who cares. |
| 1:07:36 | "Claire said you would because of your unconditional love." |
| 1:17:49 | He comes across really suspicious, right from the start. |
| 1:25:57 | This is very clever. |
| 1:34:03 | American cars so big you can't even reach to hug the person in the passenger seat. |
Thoughts
This was a different film to what I was expecting, and I went into it thinking it wasn't going to be particularly good. The start was very slow and the twenty minute rule almost came into effect, but it had just enough intrigue to keep watching and in the end I'm glad that I didn't switch off.
The supporting cast was surprising, Kyle Machlaclan was barely in it and then Domhnall Gleeson popped up, as well as the lovely Fiona Shaw, obviously. One of the best moments was our main character actually telling her friend everything and sharing the problem, that never happens in movies, does it?
The twists and turns were interesting, although I was a little bit on the fence about how far this woman went for her kid... the child who just moments before was bashing her head against a wall. But it was well acted by Julianne and Sydney, and came to a good ending. Not at all what I was expecting, and not perfect by any stretch, but definitely worth a watch.
Rating: 4 / 5