This was fun and Pattinson was fantastic but I just couldn’t help but feel like something was missing. Still, it was a pretty good time. Feel’s like a future “seemingly always on FX” classic
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The Substance 2024
For something called “The Substance” this film sure lacked any.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not against mindless fun, especially in the horror genre, and I think this works fine as a comedy in parts. I don’t even really care that it’s a Cronenberg derivative retelling of Dorian Gray. That’s fine.
But this thing should not have run a single second more than 90 minutes. It’s funny and gross in the best ways when it’s hitting its stride, but the rest of it is just such a slog, and the idea that it has anything serious to say is comical.
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