The trouble with Daphne du Maurier's My Cousin Rachel, whether this very beautifully photographed and finely acted new version, the 1952 Olivia de Havilland version, or any version at all is that viewers are supposed to question the motivations of a foreign woman and ask themselves whether she is a loose opportunist, while extending sympathy towards an immature, impestuous privacy invader, domestic abuser and effective murderer.
★★★☆☆
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