kavyawatches

This movie could easily drown in the grave yard of "broken orphan boy finds his pathway"trope. But this felt so raw throughout the course, each scenes and dialogues are so well thought out. Robin Williams as a therapist was the exact bowl of endearing optimism that we need more in these feel good movies. It was encouraging enough and not over the top preachy. The hero's journey felt organic and the plots seem well paced and not stretched or rushed to engage with the viewers attention.

This is a fantastic masterpiece of how to make a simple movie within the classically loved tropes without it feeling monotonous. I'll rewatch if from time to time.

This is movie was so over the top silly that I couldn't stop looking away from the screen. It was incredibly entertaining and even though the gore is vivid it doesn't seem as overwhelming because it is Shadowed under the absurdness the plot. Cage stole the show with this cartoonish villian archetype.

That being said as a person who has struggled with unhealthy condependency - the writing was validating. There was interview of the director in which he said the dialogues were written after many observations they found from reading literature on narcissism, condependency - all pop-psych buzz we are aware of.

Truly worth the watch especially if even enjoy dark humor.

This movie is obscure and relatable at the same time. It tries to capture that euphoric state when our emotions and desires don't make any sense but the engulf us. Example you love someone so much that no amount of intimacy is enough to get closer to them. It's about a coming of age couple and also them individually as well - questioning a moral compass every step they take.

This is fiction so of course their sinister duality manifests into body horror. So these characters - which in real world would be locked up in pyschiartic help for gross violence, are now humanized to us. Their struggles feel relatable just like any another person but with this context of their dark nature adds various layers of symbols to how human emotions can't be tamed when it explodes in it's raw intensity.

There is not much plot to it, it's pretty straightforward. But thanks to the cinematography it captures this entranced moment that feels extended as if time has stopped.