The Wonder (2022)

In the 1860s, an English nurse is sent to help watch a girl who remains mysteriously well despite having not eaten in four months or so. Local leaders, including the priest and doctor, want her watched 'round the clock to see if this is a supernatural occurrence or if she's getting nourishment in some way. Nurse Wright takes her job seriously, determined to discover how this deception is taking place -- even though it's clear that the family and the authorities are invested in what appears to be miraculous.

The mood is oppressive and the acting is superb. I was affected by the story and was left completely satisfied. That said, I do not understand why the fourth wall was deliberately broken with bookended wide shots of the soundstage on which the action was being filmed. It didn't hurt things, but I just didn't think it elevated them either.

B+