I Know What I'm Doing
I Know What I'm Doing

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I Know What I'm Doing

2013
Movie
93 min
English

June Bennett goes to Yorkshire to marry one of the richest men in Britain. Despite being twice her age, she knows what she is doing.

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IMDb5.3/10
Google Users43%
Director: Christian AlvartGenres: Thriller, Horror, Mystery

Plot Summary

A young woman named Anna is released from a psychiatric hospital and struggles to adjust to life outside. She takes a job as a live-in caregiver for an elderly woman in a remote mansion. As Anna delves deeper into her duties, she begins to experience disturbing visions and encounters strange occurrences, blurring the lines between reality and her own fractured psyche. She soon suspects that the old woman and the mansion harbor dark secrets tied to her own past.

Critical Reception

While some critics acknowledged Jena Malone's committed performance, the film was largely met with disappointment. Many reviewers found the plot predictable and derivative, with insufficient scares or suspense to justify its genre classification. The pacing and resolution were also points of contention, leaving many viewers unsatisfied.

What Reviewers Say

  • Relies too heavily on familiar horror tropes without offering fresh scares.

  • Jena Malone's performance is a standout, but it's not enough to elevate the weak script.

  • The film suffers from a slow pace and a predictable, unsatisfying conclusion.

Google audience: Audience reviews suggest a mixed to negative reception, with many finding the film to be a letdown. Viewers criticized its lack of originality, predictable plot twists, and insufficient horror elements. Some appreciated the atmosphere, but the overall sentiment points to a forgettable thriller.

Fun Fact

The film's original working title was '11.62', referring to the 11,620 days Anna is estimated to have spent in confinement and then the subsequent days after her release.

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