Professors playlist

The scene where the main character kidnaps Jennifer was so compelling, so disgusting, and so deeply unsettling that I almost turned the movie off. It’s almost like they did this scene ~too well~ to the point that there was no possibility of redeeming the main character in ANY kind of small way. As the movie went on, I went from wanting the main characters to die, to feeling mad that they hadn’t already. It’s a shame because I found the performances compelling, but the main character just had zero redeeming qualities and not an ounce of me could find space to root for her. I didn’t love to hate or hate to love her, I just thoroughly disliked her which really sucked me out of the movie. By the end, I just didn’t care what happened. Had the main character just been tweaked, I probably would have loved this movie. It’s dark, and biting, but ultimately serves the opposite of what it apparently aims to deliver: that being a feminist anti-hero.

Disclaimer: I am not a fan of action My partner wanted to watch this film. As a woman, I felt it redundant to be quite honest. There was nothing revealed here that I didn’t already know (women are treated like trash by men and the justice system, regardless of the time period), and it felt like I film I was just waiting to be over rather than engaging with. Honestly, this felt like a pseudo feminist film written by men and directed by a man *for a male audience*. The action scenes (especially the duel itself) felt superfluous and excessive.

It is so closely tied to the woman in the window that it is just horrifically boring.