tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post4483090294530362781..comments2024-03-28T08:13:30.774-05:00Comments on Rambling Film: Review: Promising Young WomanBrittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-81113154873681532102021-02-28T20:47:00.103-06:002021-02-28T20:47:00.103-06:00I did read your letterboxd review! It was excellen...I did read your letterboxd review! It was excellent. I admire this film a lot but I had such a problem with the comedy element in the ending. I know that's slightly petty but I couldn't get around it. Still, I'm glad it's getting a lot of attention. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-19480411634962003012021-02-26T19:35:39.312-06:002021-02-26T19:35:39.312-06:00Nice review! I agree with you - I appreciated what...Nice review! I agree with you - I appreciated what Emerald was going for - loved the aesthetic and Carrie's performance is wonderful. But Emerald's writing couldn't find a balance between reality and escape, especially to pull off that ending. If Emerald's choice was for Cassie to not survive at all, it still would've been worthy for more audiences to find some sort of catharsis with making other characters relatable, especially Nina who doesn't feel three dimensional. Not sure if you read my letterboxd review, but I agree with you a lot on what you said here. :)Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00287429151542133314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-77524503136970274932021-02-20T08:51:22.778-06:002021-02-20T08:51:22.778-06:00I think I would've accepted the ending as is h...I think I would've accepted the ending as is had they not made the men funny. I think that was my biggest issue, it shouldn't have been played for laughs. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-17720799576657437012021-02-19T17:56:01.248-06:002021-02-19T17:56:01.248-06:00I feel like not all bad stories have a happy endin...I feel like not all bad stories have a happy ending. This messed her up, the trauma messed her up and the person who was always there for her was gone... I can see her go off and make stupid mistakes and not come out winning. <br /><br />If it were a different ending it would have felt more... heroic but she was never meant to be the hero, she was a villain. It's interesting to see how so many hate villain focused movies these days. :/Getterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07216666216639032348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-52419551254197798392021-02-12T08:34:03.143-06:002021-02-12T08:34:03.143-06:00I get what the director was going for, but I just ...I get what the director was going for, but I just have a hard time with turning it comedic. I get it fits the tone of the rest of the movie, but I don't know. I'm at a weird place with this. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-61121716205927224132021-02-11T11:38:34.157-06:002021-02-11T11:38:34.157-06:00I am one who always reads the last page of a book ...I am one who always reads the last page of a book which makes me want to see read the book all the more. Usually the same is true with a film but I am not that into seeing this film. Maybe the director's vision and screen writer was to show how male predators will never change and do what they can to keep living the way they do. I like a film to entertain, to make me think and...have a point. This film seems to have none except make me annoyed even by reading your review. She destroyed her life to getting even.Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-42050260677677497432021-02-11T11:29:37.681-06:002021-02-11T11:29:37.681-06:00It was so uncomfortable! I think in a way I would&...It was so uncomfortable! I think in a way I would've had less of an issue with it if the men hadn't been painted so comedically. I think that would've helped. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-67935229150780767822021-02-11T03:18:09.144-06:002021-02-11T03:18:09.144-06:00I really appreciate your issues with it - if anyth...I really appreciate your issues with it - if anything reading reviews on this movie is almost as fascinating as the movie itself! <br />I loved it, and that ending had me absolutely shook to the core. I haven't felt so uncomfortable watching a death scene before.Often Off Topichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683076467959831961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-9919941684188896962021-02-10T06:27:54.199-06:002021-02-10T06:27:54.199-06:00I look forward to hearing your thoughts on it!I look forward to hearing your thoughts on it!Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-34562150428558857162021-02-09T19:59:26.994-06:002021-02-09T19:59:26.994-06:00I do want to see this as I skipped through the spo...I do want to see this as I skipped through the spoiler paragraph (thanks for the warning) as I'm just happy to see Carey Mulligan in a meaty role.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-9612136948818061622021-02-09T18:08:10.543-06:002021-02-09T18:08:10.543-06:00I liked it until that penultimate moment. It's...I liked it until that penultimate moment. It's not so much that I had an issue with how she dealt with her trauma. I wanted her to get better and move on, but her death just bothered me so much. Her using rape fake outs against other women to teach them a lesson did too.<br /><br />It's very thought provoking, I keep going back and forth with it, which is why I gave it the middle grade. lolBrittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-7012305738595079152021-02-09T18:05:20.925-06:002021-02-09T18:05:20.925-06:00It's true, it is a dark comedy but they still ...It's true, it is a dark comedy but they still could've pressed pause for a moment. They did at other serious times. <br /><br />Her death sadly is realistic, but the fact that so much of her plan also relied on the men that ruined Nina's life (like the lawyer) just didn't sit well. I would've rather seen her get away with it and actually get to move on. It's likely what Nina would've wanted. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-60268208104430900742021-02-09T12:18:34.999-06:002021-02-09T12:18:34.999-06:00I saw this a few weeks ago in the theater and some...I saw this a few weeks ago in the theater and somehow I still haven't got around to reviewing it. I like it more than you... but I think I appreciate this more than actually loving the film. <br /><br />-SPOILER ALERT for commenters -<br />Reading your thoughts about the levity around her death is indeed jarring, it should've been handled with care, but the film does market itself as a dark comedy. As for Cassie's death, I read that Fennell was trying to illustrate something more 'realistic' with her revenge story, that someone of Carey's size would not be able to fight off the guys. Part of me thinks that perhaps her death is the only way to get those men the punishment they deserve, though the fact that she's already got the lawyer's attention, there IS a way they could still be punished without her having to die. In any case, it's a thought-provoking film to be sure.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06313168799746450979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-50425987702069736772021-02-09T06:53:04.594-06:002021-02-09T06:53:04.594-06:00I liked it. I liked it a lot and I guess I never t...I liked it. I liked it a lot and I guess I never took it too seriously. People deal with trauma differently and I can see this being an option to heal in a way. <br /><br />For me it read like a dark fantasy mixed with bubble gum.. as if she is still a kid, stuck in a strange loop of self destruction and not really healing. I feel it has similarities to Nightcrawler but has a different tone, yet the idea of her feels almost the same. She is a shit person and to show her as such, not like a hero, feels brave. I don't know.. I feel like I'm always on the other side with these types of controversial movies. I tend to like them.. because I'm not as easily offended by their nature? <br />And coming from personal experience, this kind of sick fantasy works for me. <br /><br />(Maybe I've watched too much true crime and I'm immune now)Getterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07216666216639032348noreply@blogger.com