the movie goes out like an orgasm, a sudden shattering of reality followed by a bewildering emptiness. you get what you want, and immediately there’s nothing.
would be a banging double feature w/ the 2012 teen romcom the first time
it’s possibly by chance that kenneth branagh directed himself a cheeky shakespearean soap opera. it’s both obvious and absurd, a farce indeed.
it wasn’t michael keaton who was cast in this play but rather betelgeuse, and keanu’s flimsy & stilted performance is just as it should be.
[timothee in lady bird voice] the government didn't have to put tracking devices on us, we bought them and put them on our children.
if anyone knows the terror rape inflicts on women it's roman polanski!
i'm trying to assess this movie w/out taking polanski's abuse into consideration but that's actually impossible given that this movie is about a woman being raped (under the influence of drugs she doesn't consent to) & then gaslighted & ignored. no one believes her, everyone acts like she's crazy. they act like her mentioning her pain is harmful to other people, like when sexual abuse victims are told to keep…