Kristen Stewart stars in a uniquely unsettling psychological thriller with Personal Shopper.
One of the big problems with the traditional jump scare is that it serves as a release valve.
Is the person sending the texts a regular stalker or is this too some kind of supernatural experience?
From these building blocks, Assayas builds a story which defies easy generic pigeon-holing.
Yet far from a typical thriller,Personal Shopperis overwhelmingly a portrait of a particularly modern kind of isolation.
Maureens job is a 21st century phenomenon all by itself.
Quiet, intelligent, introspective, she makes Maureen a fascinating character to watch.
Personal Shopperis in theaters now.
