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DECEMBER 14, 2023


FRESH MOVIE REVIEW MOTION PICTURES

Unlike so many horror movies and romcoms, which lazily plod alongside down the
identical well-worn paths of cliches and predictability, Fresh deftly messes
with these tropes and expectations. The blood and gore are offset by macabre
humor and unsettling scenes that, when seen collectively, offer a strong
commentary on toxic masculinity and violence against ladies.

In a time when trendy dating feels like a meat market, the place the sexiest and
most engaging women are fetish objects to be devoured by nameless creepers, this
sick and twisted movie takes the concept to a whole new stage. Writer Lauryn
Kahn and director Mimi Cave serve up a grotesque satire that delivers on its
promise to deliver thrills and spills.

While it does occasionally stray into some clunky and clumsy moments (a plot
device that sees Noa speaking via a wall is grating, and the character of Mollie
feels underdeveloped), it's exhausting to be bored by this grotesquely violent,
stomach-churning delight.

The film's underlying message is clear enough — it is an indictment of the
predatory and harmful nature of on-line courting, as nicely as the exploitation
and objectification of women's bodies. But it isn't preachy, with its wry,
darkish humorousness and the way in which that its characters are all prepared
to step up for one another regardless of their particular person problems.

As a thriller, it is very effective, and the film's visible type helps to
further its thematic issues, with its frequent pictures of butchered physique
parts accompanied by ironic Eighties cheese-pop music. ซีรี่ย์เกาหลี พากย์ไทย
โรแมนติก captures the grotesque particulars of Steve's crimes in a method that
feels ruthless and cold, together with his photographs typically framing human
physique components in a trend that feels medical and indifferent.

But it is actually Edgar-Jones who holds the film collectively, along with her
fiercely determined and resilient portrayal of a lady who can solely belief
herself in this terrifying world of male objectification. Even when backed into
probably the most desperate of corners, she shows that she has a wellspring of
inside strength and wit that permits her to stay afloat.

And while it is clear that Steve is a dangerous man, it is never too
straightforward to demonize him, with his gleeful and nihilistic pleasure in
what he does and his unrelenting need for extra beings to add to his assortment
of 'wow-ee' fetishes. His smile is infectious, and his charms are a real
temptation. Luckily, Sebastian Stan is simply pretty a lot as good as he needs
to be as the charismatic ringmaster, maintaining issues grounded with his
surprisingly endearing efficiency that also manages to keep audiences on their
toes..