‘The Last Day’ Review: Alicia Vikander and Victoria Pedretti Shine in a ‘Mrs. Dalloway’ Reinterpretation About the Perils of Modern Motherhood

It often takes a second while watching The Last Day, the feature debut by writer-director Rachel Rose, to make out exactly what it is we’re looking at.

An extreme close-up of fur eventually reveals itself to be a deer. White light bouncing off a slick surface turns out to be the hood of an SUV. A blur of red and white slowly comes into focus as a display of packaged meats.

The Last Day

The Bottom Line

A pair of powerhouse performances.