An average movie

I had no idea what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Mila Kunis and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, to be honest, during the first scenes, I actually thought for a while that it might be some kind of dark satirical comedy with this voice-over constantly making some sharp witty comments. For example, at some point, the main character said/thought that she used to be chubby when she was a teenager as if it was her biggest issue at the time. Well, obviously, it turned out to be definitely something else after all, that’s for sure, in fact, it was so intense that I did end up with a major headache. However, I don’t think it was bad, not at all, it’s just that the damned thing was so scattered. Indeed, not only the main character seemed to be at first an arrogant social climber, there was also some back-and-forth between the past and the present, a gang rape, a mass school shooting, some social media shaming, seriously, it was just all over the place. And, yet, some of it was pretty good. For example, all the flashback scenes involving Chiara Aurelia playing a younger version of the main character were solid but it was so jarring to get back to Mila Kunis each time. It was also bewildering that she would choose a husband coming from exactly the same vapid social background as the guys who raped her. Still, the material definitely had some potential and one of the most interesting aspect was how much empathy they showed towards the 2 mass shooters. Anyway, to conclude, even if half of it didn’t really work, it was still an intriguing movie and I think it is worth a look.