Foerster's directorial film debut is a grim 1980s set thriller has the USP of seeing the magnificent Alison Janney (as Lou) do the full Taken/older Laurie Strode routine as - against the backdrop of a massive storm - deep in the backwoods, her nearest neighbour's young daughter is kidnapped by her presumed-dead military-trained father. As Lou's tracker skills come into play, she and the child's mother hunt down the kidnapper as they learn hidden secrets and reveal Lou's secret dark past. Alison Janney is as ever effortlessly watchable, even if the tension is sometimes dissipated by slow dialogue scenes and the soft-rock stylings of Toto, but storytelling and relationships are carefully deployed. Ultimately, Lou is a very-messed-up family drama with a very bleak ending, lifted by its strong cast.
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