Plucked Review – A Gilded Age Dark Comedy Where Divorce Crashes the Dinner Party

Creating a dark comedy about the end of a relationship is tricky. After all, it’s a traumatic situation featuring a multitude of seesawing emotions, so it’s necessary to tackle the subject with delicate care – otherwise, it can collapse into a total farce. Usher Morgan and Katie Vincent‘s Plucked teeters on the edge, but the film pulls back just in the nick of time to unleash a masterclass in the exploration of personal crisis. Set in Gilded Age New York, the story follows Katherine Greene (played by co-writer and co-director Katie Vincent), who is about to divorce her husband, Peter (Jared Canfield). After receiving a letter confirming that her request for the dissolution of her marriage has been granted, she confronts Peter about her intentions during an important dinner party at their home. Peter tries his best to keep his composure despite the life-changing news, while Katherine feels a sense of freedom and lets her hair down. The night unfurls in an unexpected way, though.

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