The Woman in the Fifth stars Ethan Hawke, the go-to guy when you need someone for your sensitive American in Paris, as a divorced writer arriving in the city to try to see his daughter. It is evident that he has also suffered from some form of mental illness. At any rate, he now doesn't have a sou to his name and takes up a job as a night watchman in exchange for board, spending his nights working on his new book. He then begins a dalliance with a mysterious woman at her flat, while also growing closer to the barmaid at his hostel, until things turn dark.
This is a film of uncertain intent and direction, and while it may be tempting to see that as a metaphor for the character's fragile state, and the intent it has to unsettle the viewer is lofty, it doesn't really satisfy in the end. Incidentally, it's also hard to believe that anyone can understand Hawke's appalling accent in French, which really does become a distraction.
5/10
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