Although at times repetitive, Sean Baker tells us a story that we’ve been told before from the POV of the characters’ that have historically been the “throwaway” characters. And by slowly but efficiently involving us in this world, he lets us in just so, so that we’re always the spectator but never the protagonist of a story that was never and will never be about us. And so, what’s starts as a fairytale, suddenly becomes tiresome through screwball comedy, all to…
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MaXXXine 2024
I can see why it’s so devisive…I lowkey blame it on the marketing around this thrilogy. This movie is such a strong departure in genre that it can feel misleading and a complete letdown.
I do think that once you accept the film for what it’s trying to be instead of what it’s expected to be, all the aspects of it work together quite well. The ending does feel rather anticlimactic and the relationship daughter-father introduced all the way back…
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