Directed by : J Blakeson

There are two types of people in this world. Those that take and those that get took. Lions and lambs. My name is Marla Grayson and I am no lamb. I am a fucking lioness. 



Marla Grayson (Rosamund Pike) is a professional court appointed guardian for many elderly wards in past but she with her partner/girlfriend Fran (Eiza Gonzalez) are in reality conning the judge by using false medical reports with help of Dr Amos (Alicia Witt) and Sam Rice (Damian Young) whose facility is used to put the new wards at. Having been right up her game, Marla next chooses Jennifer Peterson (Dianne Wiest) who appears to be very wealthy, has no heirs and offlate was in touch with Dr Amos. But things turn wild when its learned Jennifer isn't what she looked like, and has got connections with Russian Mafia as Marla tries to get out of this unwanted mess.

The way film starts, voiceover of Marla with her back of head shown, it always felt like we were re-watching 'Gone Girl' (trailer had the same vibe too) with similar tone and style minus the nervy background music. Its fun watching how Marla is easily getting her way, sending normal old people into care centers with proper legal methods. But if you think of same scenario happening in real, then its scary to think how easily someone in your family could end up for no fault of theirs at a place not meant for them.


Rosamund Pike seems to be enjoying the role, you can just feel that with the way she performs, smiles, stares or gives the look of 'you can't win against me' even at a stage in film where she is on verge of death. And Eiza Gonzalez is also a delight to watch as her partner and lover, last saw her in 'Baby Driver'. 

Its two places where the film falls apart, one being the reality check as it often goes in over the top fiction, whether its how easily Marla tricks all old people never getting caught, with the judge or police never getting any hint of the fraud. Also, how the hell did Marla escape when been heavily drugged and alcohol inserted, still not drown, unless you wanna tell me those Russian thugs used poor quality of drugs and alcohol.. Even getting the security guards down felt unreal. But I am willing to totally ignore these basic flaws, its the whole Roman Lunyov (Peter Dinklage) vs Marla Grayson angle that didn't felt engaging enough. I would had liked more of Jenniffer, her attempts to escape or Roman trying some other methods to get her out. There was a scope of lot more of dark comedy that way.

A clear classic case of a movie where you wanna root for the bad person, and it helps when she is paired against another bad person. The ending was little cliched, but then thats the only justice you could had given to all the people that suffered due to her which we don't see much in movie because we wanna be kept in awe of Marla's character. 

I Care a Lot is a decent watch, specially first 30 mins.. Rosamund Pike keeps you interested till the end even when the screenplay begins to drop down into the territory you wish it didn't go. 

My Rating : 5.5/10