Where Is Kyra ?

No matter how many years goes by, there are some actors who will always return to the big screen and bring a smile on your face. Of course i could mention a lot of names here, but let us focus on one specific legendary actor, known as Michelle Pfeiffer. There is no doubt that she have made a lot of great movies for a long time, and Michelle have managed to keep on working in the movie industry to deliver more great characters. One of my personal favourite films with Michelle Pfeiffer, has to be the 1991 movie Frankie And Johnny with legendary actor Al Pacino. They did the remake of Scarface together back in 1983, so it was great to see them reunite one more time in Frankie And Johnny. What made this film so good, was that you could not deny how well made the characters are in the film. The chemistry between Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer come across very clear in Frankie And Johnny. I would not say Frankie And Johnny is as good as the 1983 film Scarface, but as a drama film, i feel that this is a film you should see, if you both enjoy Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer as actors. This film is actually directed by Gary Marshall, and i think this is his best film ( much better than the films he released later on ). Michelle Pfeiffer have made some other really good films that we could mention as well, so i suggest we talk about one of the highlights, known as What Lies Beneath. A film that not many people talk about anymore, but i feel this is a well made horror drama from legendary director Robert Zemeckis. One of the reasons why What Lies Beneath works as a horror drama, is the acting from both legendary actor Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer. They were a good match to the characters, and i actually felt that the story worked as well. Last year i really enjoyed Michelle Pfeiffer in the TV movie The Wizard of Lies, with legendary actor Robert De Niro. This film is probably the best movie i have seen De Niro do in many years, and i also praised the performance of Michelle Pfeiffer, a must see if you have not seen it yet. Recently i started reading online about a film that is called Where Is Kyra ? What caught my attention to this film, was that both Michelle Pfeiffer and actor Kiether Sutherland are the main characters, and this seemed very interesting to me. I also noticed that Where is Kyra ? is directed by Andrew Dosunmu, who directed the critically acclaimed movie Mother Of George, released in 2013. A great director and a good cast included, is Where Is Kyra ? a film that should be seen by a larger audience, or should it be forgotten and shoved under the carpet ?

Kyra ( Michelle Pfeiffer ) lives in New York, Brooklyn. She takes care of her old sick mother Ruth ( Suzanne Shepherd ), since she needs help in her ordinary day life. When Ruth passes away, Kyra is becoming very desperate. She can´t find any job, and decide to dress up as Ruth, to take out her monthly pension check, pretending to be Ruth. Kyra meets Doug ( Kiefer Sutherland ) in a bar, as they become lovers. Doug understand that Kyra is in financial trouble, but finds out Kyra is stealing her dead mother´s pension. He is not happy, but decide to play along. Can Kyra go on with this life, or is her time running out ?

I did not have any high expectations on Where Is Kyra ? simply because i did not know what to expect to be honest. But i have to say, this is a drama film that looks like nothing else i have seen this year. Is that a good sign ? Yes, because when a film is different from most films, you have something that stands out from the ordinary release. I would not call this an original film in any way, but what makes Where Is Kyra ? different from most drama films this year, is how dark this film is made. There is so much sadness going on here, and the main character Kyra ( played by Michelle Pfeiffer ) have so many personal issues to deal with. Her struggles with economy, not being able to live the life she would like to, and the loss of her mother who she have taken care of for a long time. On top of that, she pretends to be her dead mother, to get her pension checks paid out. All of this is of course not a good combination, especially that she is stealing money from a dead person. The acting from Michelle Pfeiffer is really good, and she takes her character very serious, i also think that actor Kiefer Sutherland does a great performance as Kyra´s lover and friend Doug. You can tell he is trying to help her, in her chaotic life, being desperate to get money to survive. This is not the kind of film for everyone, since this is a very serious story, and portrait how hard life can be. On the other hand, this is an important film for people to see. We could all end up in the situation is stuck inside, desperate to get money. I have to say that i like that this film does not include any sunshine moments, this is a very depressing film, and we need a film like this to be made sometimes. Life is not always good, so why not express it in a realistic way as this film does ? Director Andrew Dosunmu have made a film that does not try and portrait a happy American life style, instead he digs into a real truth of how everything can go completely wrong. He also manage to find a balance of telling a story on a deeper psychological level than most drama film. This is a slow film, so you have to have patience watching Where Is Kyra ?, and if you can handle that i guarantee you will see that this is a film that holds quality. The only negative i can think of is that this film takes time to get into, there is not a lot of things happening. With that said, the film progress later on and become an interesting portrait of a desperate woman. If you want to see a drama film that is much darker than most films this year, i suggest you watch Where Is Kyra ?. The acting performances are strong, the cinematography looks good, and there is a very important message to be told with this story. Where Is Kyra ? is not a film for everyone, but is worth your time if you want a quality film.

Rating: DDD