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Jun 18, 2018mr_chocolate rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I am not sure what I think of this film. In some ways I was thinking that this was a commentary of popularity, fame and fanatical demands upon the stars that they worship, however by the ending, I did not know what the director, Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler: 2008; Black Swan: 2010; Noah: 2014), was trying to say. There was plenty of talent here, with superb acting by Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle: 2013; Joy: 2015; Red Sparrow: 2018), the husband, played by Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men: 2007; Skyfall: 2012; Loving Pablo: 2017), the doctor, played by Ed Harris (The History of Violence: 2005; Snowpiercer: 2013; Westworld: 2016 - 2018), and his wife, Michelle Pfeiffer (I Am Sam: 2001; Dark Shadows: 2012; The Family: 2013). This film was not a bad film, but just got too weird for me and went over the top of trying to say something that I never got the point of. At times beautifully shot, and other times very bizarre, surreal, with graphic violence and too bizarre, that made me shake my head in doubt and confusion, wondering what was the point. No bonus material to help with what the director was trying to do. A March 2018 Vanity Fair interview with Jennifer Lawrence quotes her on the film's poor box office appeal, as saying "Did you guys not get it? I gave my body, Darren gave his F***ing heart, he bled for that script, and you don't get it. It's a little sad."