JOLI DESIR

I love Martin so I wanted to see what this was all about. Plus, I watched someone talk about it and wanted to watch it. It’s not bad but I will agree with everyone else. ITS TOO DAMN LONG. I feel like it could have been 2 hours max but it drags and we immediately get the gist. Great acting and the characters were interesting and menacing. Just a little too slow of a burner for me.

I throughly enjoyed this film. It was interesting and also thought provoking. I was shocked that the reviews were so low. It has great acting and memorable messaging. Not to spoil anything but I feel like it’s very true to what is going on right now. The message of the grass isn’t always greener is so true especially when humans can be so ungrateful. I also loved the romance element even though I do feel like it was a bit rushed. I still thought the chemistry was nice and touching. I would recommend this movie.

This is wow. Okay so I put this on just to make food and started to pay attention. I thought it was going to be a murder mystery or something however it wasn’t. It was more of a sh-t show. I feel like I wasted my time watching this. The plot twist was actually really stupid and didn’t even seem believable at all. It felt like they were trying to find a way to make this interesting but it wasn’t. The main actress was just so boring and eh. The little kid was annoying. The best character was the all state guy. And you mean to tell me that that these characters are the ONLY ONES AT THIS GUEST BUILDING?! LIKE COME ON! oh and the criminals are insanely cliche. The weirdo one was gross, slimy and just gave me the itch. I hated him. Could have been interesting, but it’s not. Don’t bother.

Movie should be called Don’t Watch. It’s poorly written and directed. The acting is horrendous and the characters are so cliche it’s not even funny. The tropes in this are so stereotypical that you’ll roll your eyes as soon as you notice them. 1. The cliche “my baby is dead” trope 2. The “I want to end my life” trope 3. The bad guy whistling while slowly chasing the girl in the woods trope 4. Stupid old man that doesn’t know how to protect main character 5. Villain who is supposedly so charismatic and charming even though you can see right through his bs. 6. The swerve into the opposite lane and almost die trope 7. The family of killer oblivious to his psychopathic tendencies Didn’t get through this and I don’t plan to. Snooze fest.

Sorry but the trailer was more interesting than the movie to be honest. I enjoyed the first part. But after that, I was bored. The main characters were boring and predictable. They were the cliches of cliches. I just felt like they could have done better. But whatever.

Why was this made? I don’t understand why people actually thought this was good. It was all over the place tone and story wise. Nicole Kidman seemed very ditzy and slow. I could not stand the dialogue either. Very first draft-ish. It was like they tried to do Unfaithful again but more dull. And I didn’t understand what time period we were in. Terrible movie and a waste of time.

I wanted to see this since I grew up with a parent who wanted to be a bodybuilder and saw similarities in his character to that parent. However, I was not expecting it to be this bad. 1. When I saw Zeus was involved, I was like this is going to be bad. And did Zeus even really do any promotion for this?? I guess not since it's not a ghetto 'baddies' show. 2. The acting wasn't really acting. Jonathan literally played himself. And I mean he seems insane and erratic in Real Life. So.... I just felt like he was playing himself in his own Biopic. It was just two hours of him screaming or having a breakdown or being uncomfortably awkward. So anyone saying he played the role well... yeah because he's insane IRL. 3. No substance or consequences. It didn't feel like anything really happened because there was no plot. The movie was all over the place. They barely focus on the bodybuilding aspect. We mainly focus on his Eminem Stan level obsession with another famous bodybuilder. Then him wanting to date Then him wanting to kill. Then this then that. One minute he's being arrested then he's free and we don't explore that side plot any further. Next minute he has a tumor because he's a steroid monster then he's back to doing steroids with no consequences. Scenes happen and then end as if they never happened. It's insane! Like for instance the scene with Taylor Page, who is an amazing actress, being extremely unnecessary. They showed her in the promos like she was a big part of the film but barely did anything or was in it! 4. Killian was unlikable and didn’t move me. It felt like Oscar bait having a autistic, p0rn addicted, Black, abused bodybuilder be the main character. It could have worked if THERE WAS SUBSTANCE. I didn't feel bad for him or have really any connection to him at all. I actually was laughing when he was acting insane because it was silly. Especially since he didn't have any real consequences to his actions. You can't just have a real life psycho who is trying to have a comeback 'feel bad for me' movie and expect me to buy into it. And the sad part is, a lot of people are. The moral of the story, it's not good and is only baiting. It could have been something great but is truly a waste of two hours. Don't let the 5 stars lie to you. It's trash and should have never been made by the director or Jonathan.

If you’ve seen The Menu, White Lotus, Blink Twice and or Midsommar, then you have seen this. It’s extremely cliche and lacks substance. It feels like the director saw all of the movies I mentioned before and said “we should try to do that but poorly!” The music is typical of a cult like movie, the plot was boring, acting stale, kills lackluster and the music from the artist character had to be a parody of pop music cause it was baaaad. I really was hoping this would be good since it’s A24, but it was the opposite. It was like someone was making fun of A24 films with this. The ending really was odd. Like the director did not know how to wrap it up. It could have been great but just was a bore. 0/5 stars

If I could give this 0 STARS, I would. Anybody saying this film is good is genuinely insane. I didn't even finish this crap! How the hell did Universal even make this?? It felt like it was a Unauthorized Biopic made by Lifetime. The sets looked terrible, the makeup and hair was sooooooooooo Party Cityish (It looked like they were wearing a Spirit Halloween Disco costume /sideburns, mustache and afro NOT included). AND THEN THE ACTORS AND THE ACTING!!! Nobody and I mean nobody looks like the person they're supposed to be playing. Like Jason Derulo playing Ron fucking Isley??? Seriously??? How?? The actress who played Donna Summer shares NO RESEMBLANCE to the Disco Queen. The fucking acting is atrocious. I could literally see the script each time a scene would start. And the main guys narration didn't even help the story progress. The music was utter garbage. Like it felt like they couldn't get the rights to the actual music. Why do a music bio if you can't use the ACTUAL music from the label? Since I would rather do a million other things than waste 2 hours on this shit show, I stopped 20 minutes in. If you like good bios and appreciate music, DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE!! It is not worth it and will only confuse and piss you off. 🙄