The young hospice nurse Maud is an angel. She is careful. She is quiet. She is dedicated to helping those who cannot help themselves, such as the terminal former dancer who is under her care in a small unnamed English seaside town. But Maud is also a servant of God, and her piousness is so intense, so overwhelming, that she might just murder anyone who gets in the way of her faithful fervor.
Clark is also a wonder as the title character, playing a deluded and dangerous antihero with an unnerving zeal. And Glass’s fiery payoff? It injects just the right dose of sear-your-brain nastiness. Who knows, maybe one day everyone will be able to experience it in a packed theatre, too. Let us pray.is available on-demand, including Apple TV/iTunes and the Google Play Store, starting Feb. 12
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