Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of their safe American suburban surroundings, the family is plunged into the despair of an archaic '80s Britain and their unaffordable new life in an English manor house threatens to destroy the family.
The Nest is a quietly intense character study anchored by exceptional performances from Jude Law and Carrie Coon, who bring raw, layered tension to a crumbling marriage under financial and existential strain. The plot is a slow-burn domestic drama that effectively uses the cavernous English manor as a metaphor for hollow ambition, though it occasionally meanders without strong forward momentum. Cinematography is competent and atmospheric but not particularly distinctive. The film's novelty lies in its precise period texture and its refusal to sensationalize — it's a measured, literary piece — though the core premise of a family undone by male ego and overreach is well-trodden territory. The ending is fittingly ambiguous and restrained but may frustrate viewers expecting resolution.