The second half, when the thriller elements kick into high gear, is considerably better than the dour, meandering first half.

The film suffers from an overly-familiar narrative – other films have told with greater power similar stories of lost, self-destructive souls.

"Nine Days" is a pure allegory; the film works as an extended philosophical rumination but fails as a story.

Although missing opportunities to present a memorable production, this doesn’t demand much from its audience and, in the process, delivers something unsettling.

Despite its awkward and uneven elements, "The Prom" offers enough high-energy moments to be seen as a passable motion picture adaptation of the stage play.

A decade from now, Wheatley’s "Rebecca" will have faded from the memory, entirely eclipsed by Hitchcock’s interpretation.