Shortly before he is to wed, millionaire John Willis is visited by Dr. Harry S. Blair, a psychiatrist who informs him that years before he was married to Nancy, John's wife-to-be, and warns him that she is mentally unbalanced.
Blair then relates the following story: After a whirlwind romance in Florida, Blair marries Nancy and starts a psychiatric practice in New York. One day, artist Norman Clyde comes to his office and tells him that an innocent man is about to be executed in Sing Sing Prison and that Nancy is the cause of his unjust incarceration. A distraught Clyde then explains himself to a curious Blair:
Three years before, Clyde meets Nancy, whose maiden name was Monks, when she enrolls in his art class. The moody Clyde soon falls in love with Nancy's honest charm and beauty. Nancy, a secretary, introduces Clyde to her boss, millionaire Andrew Bonner, and persuades Bonner to showcase Clyde's paintings at one of his private showings. To Nancy's delight, Clyde's painting, a depiction of the tragic figure Cassandra for which she modeled, wins first prize at the showing. The evening is perfect until an expensive bracelet is stolen from a guest, and Clyde later finds it in Nancy's purse. After Clyde confronts a confused Nancy about the theft, she relates the following story to explain her behavior:
As a young girl, Nancy lives with her housekeeper mother in the lavish Willis home and plays with Karen, the Willises' little daughter. Although Karen wants to invite Nancy to her upcoming birthday party, Mrs. Willis refuses to allow the lower-class Nancy to attend. A true friend, Karen promises to give Nancy one of the pins her guests are receiving. When Karen realizes there are no extra pins, however, she offers Nancy the beautiful locket she has just received from her mother. Nancy's subsequent joy is soon crushed when Mrs. Willis demands that she return the locket. Later, the locket is discovered missing, and Nancy is accused of theft. Although Nancy's mother soon finds the locket in Karen's dress, Mrs. Willis refuses to believe Nancy and forces her to "confess."
The adult Nancy then admits to Clyde that this childhood humiliation caused her unconscious desire to steal the bracelet at the party. After a forgiving Clyde returns the bracelet anonymously, he and Nancy continue their romance until the next party at the Bonners'. Suspecting that the absent Nancy is spending the evening in Bonner's arms, Clyde leaves the party to look for her and sees her exiting Mrs. Bonner's bedroom just after two gunshots are fired. Bonner is found murdered, and Mrs. Bonner's diamond necklace, stolen. Although Nancy and Clyde are questioned, valet Myron Dexter is eventually found guilty and is sentenced to die. Clyde, however, strongly suspects Nancy, but she angrily maintains her innocence and leaves for Florida.
Back in his office, Blair defends Nancy to Clyde but invites him to his house that evening. When confronted, Nancy denies everything and tells Blair that Clyde is merely jealous. The next day, Dexter is executed, and a guilt-ridden Clyde jumps from Blair's office window to his death.
To avoid scandal, Blair and Nancy move to England, and after World War II breaks out, Blair volunteers his medical services, while Nancy becomes an ambulance driver. Expressing concern over Blair's health, Nancy insists that they take a vacation at Lord and Lady Wyndham's manor house. Just as they are leaving, Blair learns that one of Lady Wyndham's valuable jewels has been stolen. Blair suspects Nancy but is unable to prove anything until a bomb destroys their flat and reveals her cache of stolen jewels.
Although confronted directly, Nancy continues to deny any guilt and divorces Blair after he suffers a nervous breakdown. Back in John's study, Blair, like Clyde before him, tries to convince John to abandon Nancy, who now uses the name Patton. John, however, believes Nancy when she tells him that Blair is still suffering from his breakdown.
Moments before the wedding is to start, Nancy's future mother-in-law, the unsuspecting Mrs. Willis, gives her the same locket that she once took away, and tells her that it is a precious family heirloom. The locket causes Nancy to be overcome with guilt, and she collapses at the altar in hysterics. As Nancy is later taken away to an institution, John sadly realizes the truth of Blair's story, but determines to see Nancy through her crisis.
这部片子唯一拿得出手的可能就是女主的演技了……
男人这尼玛气人，结局可以的，就是不懂女主怎么站起来的。
劳模姐真的又一次奉献了精彩。而我被感动的却是母女情的支线。当然永远令我破防的都是这种情节。而本剧独特之处在于微妙精细地描摹出了母女之间外人难以察觉的独有的感应相知深情，无论外在如何。电影的优异之处在于表现了信仰的复杂性，以及一个明明具有女权意识的女性如何仍然难以挣脱男权世界自出生便加载内心的束缚，获得真正的独立与解放。或者又提出，究竟应该如何看待婚姻关系。本届奥斯卡女主竞争实在激烈。加菲很努力出演了两部截然不同的传记片，也都不错，但比起功力深厚的劳模姐，差距和局限都太明显。他的问题在于演什么都很“加菲”，相比本尼在犬之力中的完全不本尼，高下立判。加菲若无法突破这点，事业恐怕止步于此。
唐山风口浪尖来看这部片子，真得是另一层的女性恐惧。片子已经很短了但是本身节奏确实过慢。讲实话女主丈夫前期相比很多人来讲要稍稍好一些…… 但最终还是girls help girls和女性反杀才能胜利。都已经知道连环杀手的存在，丈夫该上点心啊，或者把女主先送到相对安全的地方不要让她长时间独处啊！女主还是回纽约独美吧……
劳模姐和加菲表演都很不错，豆瓣评分6.5，显然偏低。
影片复古惊悚气质营造出色，尤其地铁遭遇一段，高光就在那个本不起眼的塑料袋上：即使暂停使劲儿看，也看不出有何端倪。但是逐渐放大的画幅却把压迫感推向崩溃的边缘。以镜头语言的角度，袋子里盛放的不是一颗人头，而是女主角心里无法抑制的恐惧。
但是劳模姐演的太好了，从头到尾的纯真以及时不时的神棍感，强打精神的咯咯笑，以及没人倾诉的落寞，太出色！看来要补补她的戏了。
编导非常冷静、克制，不带褒贬，全片的精华还是劳模姐的神奇表演，从美少女演到丑太婆，值得关注。
纯纯冲奥片，劳模姐演技没得说，加菲我真是……无力吐槽，他什么时候吐字能清晰点，听他讲台词太难受了。影片本身非常平庸，温吞如白开水，从剧本到摄影到服设就没有能夸出来的地方。
看了半天，我也以为是女主有点太敏感了。可能是巧合，可能是互相都在感觉是对方在跟踪偷窥自己。没想到，最后来个反转。吓了我一跳。
劳模真的演得很好，影后当之无愧。她老公为什么是gay，但是还要睡别的女的，而且感觉他老公并不爱她，只是把她当作一个事业上的合作伙伴，甚至不惜让女主公开在电视直播上向观众诉说自己出轨的事情，还和助手一起取笑女主的穿着。整部电影看下来感觉他俩鼓吹的基督教像邪教一样，不断的呼吁教徒捐款，无所不用其极，看完对基督教的感觉很不好。女主连线那个gay，并且后来支持性少数群体，是不是说她真的很爱她老公，并且肯定了他的取向，想要他直面真正的自己呢不过这几年欧美电影整体不行，原创剧本很少，不是翻牌就是传记电影。
可以说除了杰西卡查斯坦和加菲尔德的表演外，无论在题材还是视听上都不具备吸引力，总体来说乏善可陈 ★★☆
真心欣赏不来菲这种女性...无论何时何地都一副特别自信积极的样子，让人感觉很不舒服，而且总是一副要少干了自己的样子特别拼，可能跟我总是八字不合吧，我遇到很多次了...现实中她们多少都是五弊三缺，还有两个很早就去世了。人那么长么，不靠拼命靠长命。
#Sundance 2022 2.5星 和Fresh的扣分点一样，结局本来可以很干净利落地结束了，结果硬要再加一段，Fresh加的虽然比较拖沓但是比较合情合理，毕竟还有一个人物没处理，但Watcher这结尾加的基本上是拉垮了。不过幸好中间也有一两次氛围极好的戏份，可以给个三星。
boring的冲奥传记。化妆的假脸好僵，太不自然
有点不知所云 态度不明确的传记片……用力过度的好莱坞冲奥作品again
好喜欢Tammy这种真诚善良纯粹坚定的人😭(恭喜劳模封后!!!
劳模姐挺拼的了，但全片没有一个真正展现演技的桥段还是挺可惜的。
工（宗）具（教）就在那里，看你怎（良）么（心）用
It's not over until it's over.好喜欢这张海报，TAMMY FAYE遮住了自己的眼睛，可你仿佛什么都看得到。
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