imagine watching this after pearl's 8 minute long monologue.
this film was truly one of my most anticipated releases of the year (despite not watching many), but the higher the standard, the more the fall hurts when they let you down. the build-up throughout the movie culminates in nothingness, making maxine repeat her iconic lines from x over and over again instead of giving her the personality we knew her for and were expecting more of. it felt like being…