A cowardly movie. Garland shows so much yet says so little and once the shock value (which is extremely high) has worn off, there's not much that stays with you. Kirsten Dunst performs incredibly well, so do Cailee Spaeny and Jesse Plemons who should just play every psycho ever.
The problem is that below the disturbing images, what is this movie trying to say? War is bad, okay, that's not new. Is it the PTSD Dunst is going through and…
For someone who has meditated a ton, it sure took me a while to understand that this movie is doing just that. Many directors have tried to do this, but it is remarkably difficult to pull off. Most drift off into too much philosophy or don't have the actor's or direction to stick the landing.
Because once you understand that there's little to no plot coming, no exposition, no flashbacks and little explanation of anything you can either be mad,…
Quite torn. Absolutely disagree with the 5 star lovers, but too much good stuff for the 1 star haters. I agree with the critique that this is a man's idea of feminism - it usually uses sex as the way to liberation. Why? Especially if it's coming from an infants brain or at best a teenagers brain. Which I think contradicts the otherwise empowering message of the film so much. The twentieth sex scene just seems sex for sex' s…
