The film follows Pauline, a quiet slightly frumpy girl who doesn't seem to have a lot of friends, this changes when a new girl joins the her class, Juliet. Juliet is smart, free spirited and lively and the pair soon become good friends.
They share their love of stories, drawing, film stars and music. the girls become inseparable and spend almost all their time together. As the film progresses we start to see some of the demons the girls carry with them and how similar they are. Pauline injuring her leg when she young and having to spend a lot of time bed-bound. Juliet too fell ill at a young age and she was left alone for several months to recover.
Its this fear of abandonment and loneliness that strongly connects the girls, as no matter what happens they will always have each other. This is when the parents of the girls start to become concerned with the amount of time they're spending together leading to the speculation of the girls sexuality. The parents make several attempts to separate the girls which leads them to concoct a plan to make sure they can stay together.
The film showcases the trials and tribulations of being a teenager and trying to discover who you are, it delves into the psyche of the girls and how they cope with their past and interfering parents. They are several scenes in which the girls travel to their imagined world a kingdom of their own creation to escape the horrors of the reality. Despite the film's dramatic and horrifying ending, it allows us the see the journey that led them to this conclusion and maybe understand why they would commit this act.
The film manages to blend its genre, taking a mostly dramatic tone but there overtones which wouldn't be out of place in a horror film as the film builds to its close. A strong dramatic emotional film that captures the tragedy and danger of friendship and love and serves as a strong showcase for Jackson's talent which he would go on to solidify in his magnum opus, The Lord of The Rings Trilogy seven years later.
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