Misogynist

Do not be dissuaded by the title or comparisons to 50 Shades of Grey. It's well acted, kept my attention from start to finish, and is beautifully shot, especially for an independent film. Jonathan Bennett surprised me with his depth/range and Jon Briddell, who I was not familiar with, was excellent. I was expecting to be shocked by the violence/brutality, but I felt the film went deeper than that and was not about exploiting women but had much more to say. If you know anything about the PUA movement, you know that people like the lead character definitely exist and are very real. The running time is only about 75 minutes but felt appropriate to the story. Definitely thought- provoking and worth a watch.

Writer/Director Michael Matteo Rossi has caught the attention of many with his first feature film 'Misogynist'. In a current social climate that is seemingly anti white heterosexual male, it takes some guts to try to put out a film about a narcissistic, awful, violent man - which Matteo pulls off brilliantly.

Misogynist is a low budget thriller that focuses on a man (Trevor) who for some reason has a huge chip on his shoulder concerning woman. He believes they want to be controlled, told what to do and even man handled. Trevor (played wonderfully by Jon Briddell) even goes so far as to have created a somewhat secret "Fight Club" where he teaches his rules to young men wanting to know how to get laid.

Trevor befriend's Harrison, a man who recently got dumped by his girlfriend. Trevor promises to teach him his ways of women, and makes Harrison (played by Jonathan Bennett) his protégé.

Throughout the film, we get to learn the top rules on how to make women want a man. Even the most unavailable and beautiful women. What interested me the most about this movie was that it doesn't praise this sort of narcissistic, misogynistic main character's behavior. It's actually a cautionary tale, and shines a light on a social issue that has been a part of culture's since the beginning of time.

Alia Raelynn, Danielle Lozeau and Kris Black offer strong supporting roles and throughout the film there is great chemistry between all of the actors. If I had one issue with the film, it was the sound on certain scenes. A couple times the main character was speaking/whispering while his back was turned, and I had to strain to hear what was being said. I personally watch captions on every film I can, and hope to see this again with a caption option (or maybe I'll crank up the headphones or surround system).

All in all I recommend Misogynist because it is a solid first effort and tackles a subject the way Fifty Shades of Grey failed to. I really liked the ending of this film, it tied all the loose strings together. I can't wait to see what Michael Matteo Rossi does next.

Michael has delivered amazingly with his first feature length film. The characters are well written and developed, storyline is well driven and laid out. The story was full of interesting dialogue. Highly recommended

The other reviews giving it 10 stars are clearly written by the filmmakers to give it some gusto. What is wrong with these people?

Make no mistake, this movie is absolutely horrible. It is terribly filmed, terribly acted, terribly plotted. The cover and description are interesting, so I decided to check it out, what a bummer!

I felt like I was watching something a high schooler threw together on his twenty year old computer. I am absolutely not kidding - no sarcasm - it is actually that bad. This is genuinely something I would expect to be thrown together in a middle schooler's bedroom, using free software.

There is no plot. There's a big "twist" ending that makes very little sense, and leaves you angry that you wasted over an hour of your time. What these people were thinking is baffling to me.

No joke, this is one of the worst movies I've ever seen. It's movies like this that have me convinced I could move to Hollywood with ZERO filmmaking experience and make a million. Seriously, how did this movie even get printed onto a DVD and distributed?

Absolute unequivocal garbage. Don't waste your time.

This was such a good movie. Starting right from the beginning through the end there were so many twists and turns. The cast was amazing. The actors did such a good job portraying their roles and really making you feel emotions toward the characters. Disgust, anger, pity, confusion. It was really just a very well written, well shot production and I'm glad I got a chance to watch it. Danielle Lozeau ESPECIALLY was just so adorable and amazing in her role. She was very believable.. what a talented young lady. I'm glad I had a chance to be able to watch this movie and even had a chance to meet some of the actors and the very talented director.