Holland, Michigan, is one of those high-concept American towns where nothing feels real. Modeled after someone’s fantasy of an 18th-century Dutch village, it has windmills and tulip fields and ersatz canal houses. To Nancy Vandergroot (Nicole Kidman), it seems quaint, but to our eyes, it’s pure kitsch — which is a mode Kidman does well, channeling the tone of “To Die For” and “The Stepford Wives” in Mimi Cave’s mysterious thriller.
Like those movies, “Holland” embeds us largely in its protagonist’s point of view, which isn’t an entirely credible place to spend two hours, but a fun one for those who like teetering in that is-she-crazy-or-is-she-the-only-sane-person-here zone. Since it’s
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