Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Very pretty, but very slow and nothing we haven't seen before. I understand the book is very good, but if the movie is at all faithful, I can't imagine that's treading any new ground either.
Dan Schneider is pretty clearly a misogynist and a bully, power-hungry and inappropriate in a way that seems extremely common in the entertainment industry. Sometimes, yes, he clearly took the sexualized jokes too far. Sometimes he seems to have struggled to find the right balance of gross-out humor and raciness as he started creating shows to appeal to a slightly older audience. Sometimes, people looking back on stupid gags as adults seem to be reading implications that aren't there into…
A stylish, but exceedingly dull, movie about an empty vessel groomed to stay that way. It ends just as it seems like she's about to develop a personality. Which I guess is the point, but jesus it makes for a snoozefest of a viewing experience.
It doesn't flinch from the grooming, at least. I'll give it that much. And the costumes are top-notch.