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Alice, a single mother, is a dedicated senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. Against company policy, she takes one home as a gift for her teenage son and n... Read allAlice, a single mother, is a dedicated senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. Against company policy, she takes one home as a gift for her teenage son and names it after him but soon starts fearing it.Alice, a single mother, is a dedicated senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. Against company policy, she takes one home as a gift for her teenage son and names it after him but soon starts fearing it.
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Jessie Mae Alonzo
- Selma
- (as Jessie-Mae Alonzo)
Marie Noel
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You have to suspend your disbelief to a degree that is almost inhuman. But if you do that, there is quite a lot of entertainment to be found here. The decisions (most of them) of the characters in this movie is really cringe-worthy, to the point where you might not have any feelings for them anymore.
Having said that, it does look good and I do like the actors involved in general. There is not much to spoil once the movie starts, because you should be able to guess everything coming at you from miles away (or kilometres if that's more your liking) ...
Having said that, it does look good and I do like the actors involved in general. There is not much to spoil once the movie starts, because you should be able to guess everything coming at you from miles away (or kilometres if that's more your liking) ...
Visually appealing but irritating. I don't know if that's what the producers of this were hoping for, and if so they managed to get on my nerves a lot. Everything from the music, to the main characters inability to register what's happening in front of her face. It's basically a film about a plant gaslighting a woman for two hours. I don't know what the film makers were going for and that makes this a bland and slow film
Scientists have created a flower that can make people happy. It is clear though that inhaling the pollen has a stronger effect than just that.
Whilst this is an attractive looking film with an interesting idea and a terrifically weird and wonderful score, the storytelling is linear and pretty staid without the twists and turns that could have made everything more interesting. In addition, the acting, whilst in part intended, is also a little too robotic by all involved to make you really care about the direction of travel.
Whilst this is an attractive looking film with an interesting idea and a terrifically weird and wonderful score, the storytelling is linear and pretty staid without the twists and turns that could have made everything more interesting. In addition, the acting, whilst in part intended, is also a little too robotic by all involved to make you really care about the direction of travel.
Don't watch this unless you really want to listen to the constant squeal of high pitched frequencies for two hours
I'll break this review down into three sections; Performance, Production, Plot.
Performance. Everyone is pretty much spot on. All the performances are reserved, which aids the intrigue of whether or not they've been infected and even when you're certain their performances always seem to leave you with a sense of doubt.
Production. This is the highlight of the movie. The sound design (both soundtrack and environmental) do a great job creating a sense of discomfort and foreboding. The costume and set design is beautiful and clinical, but also with great touches of vibrance.
Plot. By far the weakest area in the film and unfortunately what lets the film down. The idea is interesting and the way it's developed is interesting too, but plot points are often contrived or out of place and ultimately too little happens over too long a space of time to keep you fully engaged.
Performance. Everyone is pretty much spot on. All the performances are reserved, which aids the intrigue of whether or not they've been infected and even when you're certain their performances always seem to leave you with a sense of doubt.
Production. This is the highlight of the movie. The sound design (both soundtrack and environmental) do a great job creating a sense of discomfort and foreboding. The costume and set design is beautiful and clinical, but also with great touches of vibrance.
Plot. By far the weakest area in the film and unfortunately what lets the film down. The idea is interesting and the way it's developed is interesting too, but plot points are often contrived or out of place and ultimately too little happens over too long a space of time to keep you fully engaged.
Did you know
- TriviaAs stated in another post, the location is undisclosed. The street scenes were, however, filmed in Liverpool as you can see the Liver Building in the distance of one street scene.
- GoofsThe plant, "Little Joe", has no leaves, so that it cannot produce chlorophyll.
- ConnectionsFeatures Catchphrase (1986)
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Written by Teiji Itô
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- Little Joe: El negocio de la felicidad
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $23,862
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,626
- Dec 8, 2019
- Gross worldwide
- $208,821
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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