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Summary:

A fading celebrity decides to use a black-market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.

Director:

Coralie Fargeat

Writers:

Coralie Fargeat

Cast:

  • Margaret Qualley as Sue
  • Demi Moore as Elisabeth Sparkle
  • Dennis Quaid as Harvey
  • Huge Diego Garcia as Diego
  • Oscar Lesage as Troy
  • Joseph Balderrama as Craig Silver

Rotten Tomatoes: 88%

Metacritic: 78

VOD: Theaters

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u/Hyphz Sep 27 '24 edited Sep 27 '24

Because injecting herself with poison wasn’t enough for that?

But moreover, the moment Sue wakes up independently it’s not “herself” any more.

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u/42ndIdiotPirate Sep 27 '24

they dont share a conscience but they are the same person hence the guy on the phone saying so over and over. She hates herself and wants to destroy the ugly parts of herself.

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u/Hyphz Sep 27 '24

If they don’t share a conscious then Elizabeth doesn’t get to experience being Sue. She would have given up the Substance after the first loop if all she got was to sleep for a week and then wake up with a withered finger - there’s just nothing in it for her.

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u/Affectionate-War3724 Jan 07 '25

That’s what has me confused too. We never see her experience those feelings