Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway are two of the best actors of this generation, capable of elevating every film they star in. They were previously cast together in Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, although the incredulous design of the film meant they were barely in a scene together. Benoît Delhomme’s Mother’s Instinct-a remake of Olivier Masset-Depasse’s 2018 Belgian thriller, thankfully does not do the same. (Also read: Best acting performances of 2024: From Fahadh Faasil in Aavesham to Kani Kusruti in All We Imagine As Light) Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway in a still from Mother’s Instinct. The premise The two actors play next-door neighbours whose lives become interlinked with guilt, tragedy, and manipulations. The premise has it all: campiness, costumes, and a spiral of melodrama. But alas, the result is a movie too sunlit, too heavy-handed, and a bit too serious for its own good. Celine (Anne Hathaway) and Alice (Jessica Chastain) are suburban housewives who become the best of friends, understanding each other’s dreams and moods like long-lost sisters. Alice is holding together well considering …