Poor Things (2023)

★★ (out of 5)

Poor Things simply just wasn’t for me. I really don’t like to say I hate a movie… so we’ll just go with “it wasn't for me”. I did appreciate the production design and performances, but a lot of the cinematography and writing/directing choices just didn’t work for me. Just a little too weird for my tastes. And felt way too long. I wanted to like it so bad, and was so disappointed to find myself disliking it so much. For more detail, I defer to my video review…

I know it’s been getting good reviews from most people — I’m in the minority here! So if you’re interested, definitely check it out! I’m a huge supporter of going to see a film if you are interested in it and deciding for yourself how you feel! Especially for original films like this!

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Film Info:

Premise: Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.

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Searchlight Pictures

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

Screenplay by Tony McNamara

Based on the novel by Alasdair Gray

Cast: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbot, Jerrod Carmichael

Runtime: 2hr 21min

Rating: 18A

Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

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IMDb Rating: 8.5/10

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%

RT Audience Score: 82%

RT Critic Average: 8.6/10

RT Audience Average: 4.1/5

Metacritic Score: 86

Letterboxd: 4.3/5

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Fun Fact: Mark Ruffalo admitted that he normally strongly dislikes filming sex and nude scenes, but getting to perform most of those scenes with Emma Stone made them much more fun given her sense of humor and joking between takes.

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Trailer: