Although not quite the burst of originality and flair that gave Edgar Wright his deserved reputation, Last Night in Soho is a well-executed spin on psychological horror whose star performances elevate it beyond what it probably should be.
The film follows Eloise (Thomasin McKenzie), an aspiring fashion designer from the English countryside who is accepted into the London School of Fashion. The big city is a big place, though, and growing anxiety about her classmates’ derision for her small-town upbringing (and hand-made clothes), and the weight of following in the footsteps of a mother who committed suicide trying to pursue the same dreams, makes her question her decision to go. As an escape, Eloise moves out of the dorm and into a side-street apartment, but the anxiety only grows as she begins seeing nightly visions of 60s-era London through the eyes of Sandie (Anya Taylor-Joy), a woman whose traumatic life starts to creep into Eloise’s waking nightmares.
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