Myia W

SPOILERS!!! I came to see this with my fiancé, sister, and niece, and wow. This movie is a real stomach-turner. If you're into horror, you must see this. This actually scared me almost as much as the Saw franchise. My only issue is that there aren't a lot of flashbacks in the movie of the previous films so if you haven't watched the first two, then you're basically in the dark of what's going on. Me and my fiancé are not extremely aware of the first two. He didn't enjoy this movie so much due to a lack of plot and direction. He described it as "random blood and gore without direction or meaning". If you're looking to truly watch this movie and not only be scared half to death, it would behoove you to watch the other films. The casting was amazing. The acting was spectacular but I also have a concern about the movie's transitions. At some times, it was difficult to tell if some portions were flashbacks or visions of one of the other characters. This made the movie a bit too difficult to follow at times. Aside from this, be sure to not bring any snacks in with you because your stomach will turn. Enjoy! Thank you to those who participated in this film's production.

SPOILERS!!! Me and my fiancé went to see this movie last night, and wow. It seems like a pervert made this movie. There were too many scenes to sexualize the actress's bodies. (It legit felt like we were watching Onlyfans, which is always uncomfortable, especially when you're in a room of about 50 other people). (A lone male viewer that sat close to us seemed to REALLY enjoy this movie, which means that this movie clearly isn't for kids). I do not think this movie was meant to be politically correct but to make bank on sexuality with some surface-level knowledge of outdated ideas. I imagined this movie to be more political and factual. It wasn't very surprising that this film was directed by another woman. All-in-all, it was very uncomfortable to watch, which is why we ended up leaving just after the two selves separated. As far as the specific context goes, the movie seemed to be not very well-thought-out. The instructions that the main character received were very vague. How did she know which self to inject something into? We also didn't get to see a further development of her insecurity. There was an excellent foundation but I feel like more would've supported the movie better. Also, when the younger self separated from the body, she gave eerie alien/robot vibes, which sort of made it difficult to imagine what the younger self actually was. Is she just another person or some sort of creature? She's supposed to be the younger self of the other woman but, if that's the case, why make her act like that? Some of the scenes have monochrome walls but the scenes of the exercising videos make me believe that this is in the '80s-'90s. It sort of gives a strange split-in-time feeling where the future and past are connected. I'm not sure if this was intentional but it makes it hard to pinpoint the timing in this movie. With this in consideration, I believe this movie is more sci-fi than horror. The casting was almost perfect. The younger self and older self do not look similar at all. The music was weird. Some of the scenes were edited like modern YouTube videos. Why were there so many cuts? It was like a YouTube/music video combined, and the colors and filters in certain scenes reminded me of Tubi and Snapchat. This movie was a huge waste of $40. I wouldn't recommend this movie if you're looking for education or information. I would recommend this movie if you're looking for arousal and/or dull entertainment in a crowd of about 50. This movie had potential to be brilliant but it was spoiled in every way possible. It has been made very clear that this director isn't good with first impressions. I'm interested to see what they'll make next (or to track their niche), but I most certainly do not want another one of these movies.

SPOILERS!!!! I just came from watching this movie with my fiancé and sister, and wow. This movie was so much better than I could’ve ever imagined. I’m upset but I’m also sort of aware of the perspective that the movie offers. One could say that it’s like redpilling. I want to cry, scream, and hug the main character. This movie represents such a wide variety of people, and I’m so proud that movies like this exist. The casting was perfect. Lady Gaga makes a great Harley for this perspective due to her amazing singing and acting skills. The rest of the cast is so fitting and realistic. Each scene hit the pit of my stomach (in a good way). Some scenes made me laugh. Others made me cry. I could cry and hope for a positive ending but we should all know that a positive ending would’ve ruined this movie. The music was amazing. Each song was so fitting. My favorite scene was when Lady Gaga and Joaquin were dressed in formal (white dress and suit and tie) while slow dancing on the roof of a building. His imagination is impeccable. The director is a genius for this franchise. After the movie, my mind still ponders on what this means for the rest of the world. Although the movie is fictional, it’s also quite realistic. Who else is suffering this way? Who else has ended like this? All-in-all, this movie is so thought provoking. We absolutely loved it. To whoever scripted and wrote this film, please keep making movies. I see you.

Me and my fiancé came to see this a few days ago, and honestly, we expected way worse. We were laughing and grinning ear to ear for the entire movie. This guy is hilarious, and I love how open-minded he is. He doesn't openly state his POV. He's actually trying to understand the opposing mentality while also making the viewers laugh. I love this movie, and I'm actually considering watching it again. Thank you for this treasure. Part 2?

SPOILERS!! I avoided this movie for several years. I'm talking since I was a kid because the cover art wasn't very appealing to me. After seeing this movie advertised once more on Facebook, I decided to give it a shot and did not regret it. The main character is a graduate student who wants to pursue neurosurgery but, like most college students, is flat-broke and decides to develop some sort of underground surgery clinic. The setting was vaguely yet sufficiently discussed. The casting was perfect! The music was very appealing, too. I love how relatable the general structure of this movie is. The cast and script couldn't have fit the movie better. I love it. The only issue I had was the inappropriate flashes in the movie. Some flashbacks seemed poorly timed. I don't know if this is how it was done for the time or if the videographer just had a different scope of artistry. It was pretty awkward for a bit, though. Otherwise, this movie was great. Thank you so much for this! Quite a classic!

SPOILERS!!! Me and my fiancé just finished watching this movie, and it was decent to say the least. The setting wasn’t discussed in the movie so we had to guess where the movie was taking place. The music was pretty good, but the casting was yikes. The husband doesn’t look like a lawyer. He looks like a 21 year old STEM major. He doesn’t look like a man or father at all, not even in modern day (no offense to the actor…he just look moderately young to be playing this role). The plot was all over the place. In the beginning, Brandy is a professor of some sort and discussing a goddess. I thought this would later be relevant, and it was not. The mother was let into their household in-the-making and displayed a lot of southern Christian beliefs, but none of this actually amounted to anything. The mother-in-law performed prayers that appeared to have a positive/transformative effect on Brandy (healing her wounds and having an emergency C-section). The mother-in-law was strange and was a pain in the ass but this is normally how old people are when they’re on their way out (if you know what I mean). Also the husband was a sort of whiny brat. He didn’t want to take care of his mother in law because she made him watch VeggieTales on repeat? As a retired watcher of VeggieTales, it was like any other cartoon. This makes his reasoning seem very immature and quite silly. Towards the middle of the movie (after the mother-in-law is shown in a vision breastfeeding the newborn), I thought about leaving but my fiancé wanted to see the movie through. Unfortunately, I stayed long enough to watch Brandy (the wife) asphyxiate the mother-in-law. This made the plot even more confusing because all of these symbolisms and references, the character just ended up killing her. At first, I thought she was going to transform into some ultimate maternal figure after living with her mother-in-law and experiencing prayer because maternity was consistently referenced and discussed. However, she transformed through murder? Where is the reference to this in the Greek history or Christian references? It makes everything show no connection. I’ve tried to think of how everything connects but nothing does. Not a single piece. Not the mother making Brandy’s (the wife) life a living hell or the mother-in-law intentionally hurting herself. Did the mother-in-law actually want to replace the mother? Did she want to sacrifice the baby? Why the baby? Where did the mother-in-law get these powers and who was she talking to? Why was race relevant? Because the characters are different races? This all was very unfortunate, and I hoped the movie would be better since Brandy was in it but this didn’t happen. Brandy and everybody else were great actors/actresses. I wish the husband could’ve been a much more stable character or at least have plausible reason to not want his stepmother around. The director went as far as to have the main character imagine driving over her husband’s father’s ashes and their belongings. Where did this hate come from? Her shitting herself on purpose, etc etc? I don’t know. It all just seemed a bit extreme for what they were showing. Nothing seemed to come together.

SPOILERS!!! I just finished watching this movie and wow. The casting was great. The plot was decent, and the meaning behind the movie was amazing. Wow just wow. It was very nice to see an exorcist movie where the family isn't in the suburbs. I appreciate the range. I love how this movie actually used the Bible (and other forms of faith). The script and scenes were very thorough. The racial disparity, however, was a bit unsettling. There was a scene where two women were verbally judging another character's promiscuity, and it was portrayed as some sort of racial war between them. This was very unfortunate, and I wish Hollywood directors could see passed this narrative. (This scene could've easily portrayed two jealous women instead of the race war and been fine. I feel like the racial elements are particularly played out in Hollywood so, from this perspective, the movie isn't very unique). These scenes didn't offer much to the plot. This movie characterized unnecessary forms of discrimination and the language was a bit aggressive. I'm from the city and those scenes still made me cringe hard. It was unnecessarily aggressive and didn't need to be implemented. On the other hand, I really did appreciate the plot and quite a few of the scenes and subliminal messages. Solid 3 stars!

SPOILERS!!!! Me and my fiance came to see this movie and wow. When I sat down to see this movie, I was as excited as ever but, by the middle of the movie, I was falling asleep. My fiance knew of the original from years ago, and this is my first time seeing anything from the franchise. I came into this movie expecting a goth romance, and it quickly turned into some weird Dr. Strange Sci-Fi mess. What really blew me away was the fact that there was a team chasing the two main characters (Vincent, etc) and they also had powers. It was sort of cool but it wasn't what I wanted to see. The actors/actresses that were chosen for the film were perfect. However, the script was cringe-worthy. FKA Twigs makes a "joke" at the beginning of the movie that didn't even make me smile. Every word was pretty cheesy, and we cringed so much that we just decided to get up and leave. (We did not make it passed the middle of the movie). Plus, the movie is very slow. There's a lack of excitement throughout the film. The element of romance was thoroughly portrayed but everything else fell short. I wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone.

SPOILERS!!! I went to see this movie with my fiance on a whim, and this was very interesting to watch. The acting was fantastic, and I really love the actors/actresses that were chosen for this film. I'd definitely see this again. Even though the fictional singer isn't real, the music and concert were entertaining enough to stick around for. The plot was amazing. That is what drew me to buy a ticket. However, the movie was pretty slow, especially towards the end. It seemed like there were so many "twists" that even the writer was becoming confused. We were definitely confused for a bit. Once we figured out that the wife did, in fact, know (as I suspected), she wasn't an enabler. She actually wanted to take him down, which was pretty satisfying, to be honest. Nowadays the traditional turn seems to be that the wife is involved. This movie felt very classic since it wasn't overly complicated. However, that exact aspect made this movie feel boring. There was also something with the main character's mother. I wish we could've seen more about that in the movie but the appearances and references were somewhat sufficient. I really loved the ending, too, when the husband manages to escape the handcuffs. That was really nice to see. I'm actually interested in seeing the next movie. Thank you for creating this masterpiece!

SPOILER!!! Me and my fiance recently came to see this movie, and we were surprised. He didn't appreciate this movie that much, but I LOVED IT! What an amazing use of psychology. I didn't expect this movie to take such a turn. The actors/actresses that were selected for the film were absolutely perfect! I loved the music, plot, and the twists and turns. I was even more surprised when I discovered that Zoe Kravitz was behind this film. (What an intelligent woman). I love how things weren't overly complicated. Everything was described and shown to the T. The warning in the beginning was very accurate. Thank you for that! I love the feminist turn towards the middle of the movie. This movie puts an interesting turn on the 'Time's Up' and MeToo movements, and I'm so here for it. It's nice to see a movie where the woman is actually taking some power back and healing from trauma instead of just eternally suffering. Seeing Kyle Maclachlan in this movie after finishing Desperate Housewives made me so happy. Everything about this movie was just perfect. Some scenes did make me cringe but I think when it comes to SA, cringe is expected. Thank you for creating this piece! We need more films like this!!!