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My Old Ass (2024)
Great movie, except for Chad
Overall, it's a wonderful coming-of-age story and a refreshing take on time travel and older self talking to younger self. When I saw both the premise and it having Aubrey Plaza, I was sold.
First, I understand not everyone is the target of every movie and not everyone is going to relate to every MC, and also it's clear from the trailer Elliot is bi or pan and not a lesbian since the "avoid guys named Chad" line is said. Also, I'm a sucker for romance.
That being said, the Chad/romance story line in this movie is so poorly written that it came across as lesbophobic. Elliot's relationship with the coffee shop girl is portrayed as very lust and sexual based, she just finds her hot and the sex is great but no other connections or anything attractive about her, but Chad there's literally nothing wrong with. If they had not included coffee shop girl, I would've been Team Chad. Why was written in such a compartive way? Why is Chad literally flawless except for dying at some point in the future?
Alice, Darling (2022)
Could've been so much more
The acting was phenomenal! Anxiety and trauma oozed off Anna Kendrick and the supporting casts' was no different in their roles; the antagonist gets maybe 5 minutes of screen time, but it's all he needed.
While the acting was great and I enjoyed an abuse story that's not trauma porn or exploitave, the story left a lot to be desired. Before watching it I saw it only had a 90 minute run time, and thought "seems short for subject matter." Sure enough, the plot felt rushed and underdeveloped. The story could've been explored on a much deeper level, and the characters make choices that don't make sense. Then the entire subplot with the missing girl I kept trying to figure out its connection only to never get an answer.
Bros (2022)
Love is not love
I've been excited for this movie since seeing the trailers, and while the trailers do give away some of the funniest lines they still land and are supplemented by other jokes you don't see. What takes it from typical romcom is the issues it addresses: representation, diversity in relationships, internalized homophobia, emotions, and what it means to be queer in 2022 (they nailed modern queer culture.)
However, the writing still very much follows the romcom script: two compatible people from different lifestyles meet, fall-in-love, break up, and then get back together. It's even pretty obvious from the moment Joshua comes out what exactly is going to leave them to split up. Despite the cliches, it's a funny, wholesome, and very gay.
God's Country (2022)
Great premise fell flat
What the trailers look like plot is: A black woman has to defend herself against racist men antagonizing her.
What the movie is actually about: A karen continually escalating a conflict. Yes, that one brother was a racist asshole, but they were actually only wanting to hunt.
At first I was on the protagonist's side, but after everything from the trailer is shown in the first thirty minutes and she's calling her neighbor and colleague about them in his driveway, I questioned if she was a reliable narrator and everything was in her head. I got the director's intent about a minority woman fighting against racism and sexism (did a great job showing microaggressions) but the execution was a complete failure.
Fall (2022)
One of the longest 90 minutes of my life...
And I don't think I breathed the entire time. I went in expecting a tense survival film, and it absolutely delivered on that front. The visual and auditory effects, along with the music add to the moments in the film.
The acting was good, and I loved how it explored deeper topics of trauma and relationships in the subplots. On one hand, Hunter's confessions makes since given what they are facing, but it also felt out place in moments. The twist was good, though it kind of stole from Adrift (2018,) and obvious in hindsight.
Nope (2022)
Pics or it didn't happen
I went into this basically hoping it wasn't going to be Signs 2, and was very glad to know that it wasn't. It's definately a slow burn and if you're going in for scary and/or cool aliens, you will be disappointed. It was entertaining, great acting, some tense and creepy moments with lighthearted ones.
Like all of Peele's movies, Nope is social commentary, but this one isn't as obvious as Get Out, Us, or Antebellum. If anything it may have needed to be a little more obvious because I had to read up after (and felt stupid when I did.) The key moment in the moment in the movie is when OJ realizes the alien doesn't eat what isn't look at them. Honestly, it's a great message, we're consumed with getting everything recorded, "getting the shot, "pics or it didn't happen", "do it for the vine," Tiktok, Instagram, everyone wants to be seen.
Where I think Peele falls short in the film is two areas. First, glossing over OJ's realization the alien only consumes/eats those looking at it, it's mentioned again and goes into their strategy to "get the shot." Especially since the protagonists are still solely focused on capturing the creature, including symbolic luddite OJ. Secondly, the chimpanzee. The subplot was confusing and didn't really fit, I kept trying to connect the alien and chimp, and fell short. Jupe's character and park definately added to the story but it felt like he was bringing in a 2nd theme that could've been done in a better way beside the chimp, especially with the shoe and mysterious vibes behind it.
Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)
Fresh YA
If you haven't read the book and are skeptical about it being another YA romance, it's not. WTCS is not your mother's Notebook or A Walk to Remember; it's closer to To Kill A Mockingbird or even The Outsiders.
I'm always a bit nervous seeing movie adaptations of books (probably thanks to Eragon,) but they did a great job staying true to the plot. Just like movies and books are different mediums that don't cross over well, romance and crime can be similar in genres. The director does a great job at balancing the dark and light tones. Yes, it is romance and has a happy ending, but Kya killed Chase and wasn't remorseful about it. I was worried they'd make the ending obvious, but they did a decent job hiding the twist (though if you read the books, certain lines and moments jump out.)
All of the actors did a great job bringing Kya, Tate, Chase, and others to life, and the cinematography of the marsh was beautiful. My only issue is they left out the poems how Kya actually does it, which the logistics still aren't super believable but the movie just kind of "Tate finds this book, sees "prey," and then the bloody necklace could leave it a bit more ambigious if you didn't read the book.