Call Jane is curiously staid and low-wattage story where, too often, things work out just fine for its characters.
This adaptation attunes itself expertly to the very real dangers staring back at Carol and Therese.
Carol slots into Haynes’s filmography like a wintry, understated cousin to Far from Heaven.
Some of the film’s most memorable moments involve Niall and Liam looking down on oceans of screaming devotees in the street, and controlling their cheers like orchestra conductors.