With Oscar Season right around the corner, it’s time to catch up on the nominees that you may have missed, and the latest of which for myself is Women Talking, from writer/director Sarah Polley. Set in 2010, sexual assaults are plaguing an isolated religious colony from within, forcing the women to decide if they should keep silent, stand their ground, or leave. Through the debates that they have, their faith and morals are challenged, testing their wills, with the future of their children thrust upon them. This movie has a lot to say, but doesn’t know how it wants to say it. In a mere hour and 40 minute runtime, they pack a lot into this movie, pushing the question of how many drafts the screenplay received. It raises and tries to address multiple issues, but with it all going on at once, it makes it feel too over bloated. All the actresses here bring their A-game, Rooney Mara especially, but unfortunately there are too many characters for many more of them to be left memorable. You can remember what they say, but can’t remember who said it, or what their motives behind it were. The production design was the standout aspect of this film; every bit of it was pleasing, and looked stunning. Costume design was firing on all cylinders, and set design was truly top notch, and they definitely deserved at least some degree of Academy recognition. As a whole, Women Talking very much does mean well, but needs a few more script revisions to really define what it wants to be.