NEW YORK MOVIE JOURNAL (Mar. 1-Apr. 2, 2018)

[Chris Knipp]

THOROUGHBREDS (Cory Finley 2017). Veers toward Strangers on a Train. Two posh girls, friends when younger, reunite, clash, and plan what they think will be a perfect murder together. The mood and manners aren't as sophisticated as the filmmakers think they are, and the ending is rushed, but there's enough of a sophisticated thriller here to keep you watching and intrigued. Not much of a lingering aftertaste, though, except the last, haunting, appearance of the late Anton Yelchin in a strong secondary role as an exploited loser. Watched at Regal Union Square 24 Mar. 2018. Metacritic 76%.