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5 minutes in the movie, you get tired of the soulless aesthetic that is presumed to be cool but is just straight ugly and boring, let alone the 'story', which is non-existent. Apparently the director draws comics. She should stick to it as she failed to understand that, unless your name is Ozu, movies are something else than just static shots with heads talking. Sadly, this movie is totally devoid of humor, too, unless the deadpan pimply face of the lead actress, who is also the director, is thought of as 'humor'. Ultimately, the movie's self-complacency often devolves into crass caricature.

No wonder they say the industry is in decline. I read that the producer got a major award for it. Well, as long as they keep congratulating each other for mediocrities such as this, it will keep declining. It wouldn't be a big deal if this kind of self-satisfied millennial production did not bring us Trump.

Every scene of this film wowed me at TIFF. The casting, atmosphere, visual and sound design, music, and, of course, the symbolism of it all.

Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley couldn't have been more perfectly cast as leads. Their devotion to the process and trust in their director was clear to me. Their vulnerability pulls this off and leads to a very compelling fever dream.

Everyone involved should be really proud of this film. To me, it's a future cult classic.

It is body/psychological horror, so don't expect jump scares. It's deeper than that. I found myself getting lost in reflection during the film (as a 23 year old woman, it really spoke to me).

But it's also extremely fun to watch!

Take it seriously as a true work of art, but don't at the same time, and you'll have a blast.

I just don't get all the film critics' blast. This is fun, and Pattinson is incredible.

My take is that the negative reviews come from the fact that Americans don't like to have their society being critiqued by a foreign director. They were all raving about Parasite because it was a critic of Korea, but when it comes to the same director lambasting the US and its president, they can't stomach it.

I really enjoyed this movie; it has a lot of humor and is very well-paced.

Sometimes, the aesthetic is close to Manga, which is very interesting.

Maybe the one thing that could have been done better is having some characters being less caricatural (Mark Ruffalo and Toni Collette). Naomie Ackie is phenomenal!