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By philipsteak · Posted
Saw a very odd double bill yesterday. Both very good, although I'm still making my mind up fully on one. Which is probably the point. First, The Substance. Knew the basic idea before going in. So much more going on than that. Very interesting. A lot of fun too. I'm not particularly a horror fan unless it's also doing something different and this really is. The two leads (plus Dennis Quaid as well) are giving it their all and are superb. Don't think Demi Moore has been better. The first 3/4 of the film are more restrained than I was expecting but then it goes absolutely batshit for the last 20 minutes. But like I said, still making up my mind. It's a bit, have you cake and eat it. Lots of long lingering provocative shots of some very attractive women but it's ok because we're satirising this sort of thing and the impossible beauty standards women are subjected too. But then by us looking at these shots and these women we're complicit in the whole thing. Worth seeing. Followed by The Outrun. Very different to the first. I haven't read the book but I have read a few articles by the author including the recent one in the Guardian talking about how strange it is too see your life made into a film. Loved it. Beautifully made, stunningly acted by Saoirse Ronan. Genuinely think she's one of the best actors working now. I also really liked how they switched between London and Orkney and how sometimes it merged. I really liked how the hedonistic London scenes weren't all played as kind of grim. I mean they became grim but it was more, being drunk can be really fun until it's not. And then it's really not. She's also very very good at playing drink which a lot of otherwise very talented actors aren't. That moment when you go from fun, life and soul of the party to absolute f**king nightmare. Then the really quiet, still scenes on Orkney were just beautiful. And the final scene could have been cheesy as f**k but it was totally earned and made me laugh out loud. -
By CaledonianGonzo · Posted
They haven't played Glasgow in nearly 20 years, so may well be there. -
By NorthernSoul52 · Posted
I'd guess London and A. N. OTHER, but whether that's beyond England is another matter.
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