On the surface, it's easy to judge Luckiest Girl Alive as another movie made to support #Metoo and other movements. Sure, this new mystery/drama film is clearly trying to shed light on quite a few touchy subjects and heavy issues, whether it's school bullying, class conflict, sexual abuse or mass shootings. But more often than not, fiction is inspired by reality. And with gripping storytelling, good character design and development, Luckiest Girl Alive is definitely a thrilling watch. The film sees the return of actress Mila Kunis as a woman whose perfect life is corroded by her past trauma and emotional scars. The film provides the audience an insight into the complicated reality of how survivors and victims endure on a daily basis.
Based on the bestselling mystery novel of the same name by Jessica Knoll, Luckiest Girl Alive centres on Ani Fanelli (Kunis), a sharp-tongued New Yorker who appears to have everything in her life under control -- a luxury lifestyle, a sought-after position at a glossy magazine, and a dream wedding with a wealthy fiance on the horizon. But when the director of a crime documentary invites Ani to tell her side of a shocking and tragic incident that took place when she was a teenager at a prestigious high school, Ani has to decide if she should confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her ultra-carefully crafted life.
