+
beautiful cinematography
compelling performances
great pacing
a decent realisation of some very big ideas
a palpable dread and tension throughout
it really felt like a genuinely impressive feat of filmmaking
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the illusion of profundity without saying anything of value
characters so surface-level that it’s almost impossible to understand their motivations
i understood the intentions behind jessie’s character arc, but the last ten minutes border on absurdity
+
fantastic script
acting performances
emotionally engaging
well paced
the SCORE +++
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the satire at times felt almost TOO pointed, but perhaps that’s the point
the ending was good, but not necessarily satisfying
+
cinematography
visual world-building
CGI
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clunky writing
stilted, almost campy performances
derivative story beats
+
cinematography
story & writing
performances
fight choreo
music
exceptional payoff
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mixed bag when it came to pacing in act 2
disposable woman trope felt a little heavy-handed
