It takes the entire movie to build up to and make meaningful the emotional climax at the end. In that final moment of the final scene Anora finally reveals her vulnerable true self. It is a powerful moment. But unfortunately it can’t make up for the repetitive banal inanity of the preceding 2 hours. Ivan is the most entertaining character played as a happy fool. Ani meets him, dates him and marries him for his money and good times.…
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Emilia Pérez 2024
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Emilia Perez is an allegory exploring whether we can change ourselves by changing society’s perceptions of ourselves.
The movie begins with Rita, a defense attorney working on a closing argument for a man who killed his wife. Rita’s boss presents her argument and wins the case by painting the victim as a suicide and the murderer as the victim of a false accusation by the media.
In the eyes of society, Rita’s boss looks like a genius using…
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