Interesting that you brought up the origin of the substance itself. It looked like some botched experiment that went underground because it wasn't quite perfected. The entire ritual Demi's character went through to get to receive it was super sus. I completely lost it when it became another John Carpenter's The Thing at the end. Of all possible endings, I wouldn't have guessed that one. I thought the time flew for an over 2 hour movie, I enjoyed the wild ride. Also, Demi still looks great today at 61.
@@successfuljourney6703 I didn’t realize she was 61! She does still look great! The movie did a great job aging her up during the film. There were definitely great moments in that third act. I just wish they had tightened it up a little better.
@@successfuljourney6703definitely symbolic of her falling for her own demise, I kind of wished Elisabeth maybe went into investigating the substance itself and figuring out what the origin was
I liked this one, but it's definitely not for everyone. Elizabeth Sparkle creates her own hell and doesn't try to get out despite several chances to. I felt bad for her date, she had a chance to reach out and still couldn't take it. She gets chances to opt out of the program and refuses. The environment is so parasitic and she just keeps falling prey to it. Margaret Qualley had a small role in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood which I strongly recommend if you have not seen it.
@successfuljourney6703 I noticed she was very isolated. No best friend to talk to or confide in, not much contact with people. It would have been interesting to see if she had a friend, if the Sue version would recognize or behave the same way with them. I mean, it's kind of a clone, but is it? How much of the original version remains?
All good questions, I really wish we could have gotten a little more of of the backstory of the substance itself but the. Again I suppose the substance was more of a metaphor for the extreme lengths people will go to to try and fit in with society. This will most likely be on my most surprising films of the year list.
@@A_RUclips_CommenterI was wondering that too, because obviously they share some subconscious but neither has any control over the others body it seems like. It definitely seems like a mitosis effect, like the matrix is used to Create the secondary body, but it’s not an exact clone
I walked in the theater without knowing anything about this movie and walked out FASCINATED by it. The plot, the acting, everything was marvelous!
@@paulrivas_88 glad you had such a great time with this one!
@@michael_weer This and "Oddity" made my entire year in this genre. I'm now waiting for "Terrifier 3"😅
@@paulrivas_88 oddity is at the top of my list with Late Night with the Devil!
Definitely looking forward to T3!!!
Interesting that you brought up the origin of the substance itself. It looked like some botched experiment that went underground because it wasn't quite perfected. The entire ritual Demi's character went through to get to receive it was super sus. I completely lost it when it became another John Carpenter's The Thing at the end. Of all possible endings, I wouldn't have guessed that one. I thought the time flew for an over 2 hour movie, I enjoyed the wild ride. Also, Demi still looks great today at 61.
@@successfuljourney6703 I didn’t realize she was 61! She does still look great!
The movie did a great job aging her up during the film.
There were definitely great moments in that third act. I just wish they had tightened it up a little better.
@@michael_weer Oh, it's a huge mess. It almost becomes abstract film making. I took it as being symbolic more than anything.
That’s a good way to look at it.
@@successfuljourney6703definitely symbolic of her falling for her own demise, I kind of wished Elisabeth maybe went into investigating the substance itself and figuring out what the origin was
@@Jprager agreed! That would have given the film a little less repetition.
I liked this one, but it's definitely not for everyone. Elizabeth Sparkle creates her own hell and doesn't try to get out despite several chances to. I felt bad for her date, she had a chance to reach out and still couldn't take it. She gets chances to opt out of the program and refuses. The environment is so parasitic and she just keeps falling prey to it. Margaret Qualley had a small role in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood which I strongly recommend if you have not seen it.
Her ghosting that guy was a foul move. He seemed sweet. But she was off. She kept changing outfits and ruining her own makeup. He dodged a bullet.
@successfuljourney6703 I noticed she was very isolated. No best friend to talk to or confide in, not much contact with people. It would have been interesting to see if she had a friend, if the Sue version would recognize or behave the same way with them. I mean, it's kind of a clone, but is it? How much of the original version remains?
All good questions, I really wish we could have gotten a little more of of the backstory of the substance itself but the. Again I suppose the substance was more of a metaphor for the extreme lengths people will go to to try and fit in with society.
This will most likely be on my most surprising films of the year list.
@@A_RUclips_CommenterI was wondering that too, because obviously they share some subconscious but neither has any control over the others body it seems like. It definitely seems like a mitosis effect, like the matrix is used to
Create the secondary body, but it’s not an exact clone
@@Jprager would have been nice to get a little explanation but overall I was pretty satisfied with what we got!
Great smart movie!
@@infallibleblue it really was! Glad you enjoyed it!
Best way to watch this is to pump up your Reeboks right before you pump it up with Sue.
All I read was Pump it up 🫡