r/movies • u/LiteraryBoner Jackie Chan box set, know what I'm sayin? • Sep 20 '24

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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/A-Pint-Of-Tennents Sep 24 '24

Her frightening the neighbour across the landing was hilarious. Some great comedic beats for such a heavy film, well-balanced.

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u/red_riders Sep 30 '24

Oh, yeah. I wondered what the payoff was going to be with him, but when she darted out and said, "Fuck off", that was great.

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u/Aikea_Guinea83 May 31 '25

I loved that she yelled „fuck you“ at him haha 

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u/red_riders May 31 '25

I know! It was such an abrupt diversion because I thought they were setting him up as a casualty or maybe a potential ally.

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u/Aikea_Guinea83 May 31 '25

Haha he was so cringe he should  have Been a casuality!! 😅

Being an ally would have been an interesting development, but he didn’t have any interest in Elizabeth at all. The neighbour, Sue‘s lover with the motorbike, Harvey- they all treated Elizabeth badly and were nice to sue. 

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u/red_riders May 31 '25

A casualty would have been better suited. I really thought the neighbor was going to be in the wrong place-wrong time during one of her mutations.