A good movie

I was looking for a movie to watch in the movie theater with my new girlfriend but there was nothing really romantic so I thought we might check this one together. I have to admit it, I actually thought it was a remake of ‘Ah-ga-ssi’ (The Handmaiden), a movie I really loved but it was a while since I saw it. So, I was slightly confused when I didn’t recognize the plot but, obviously, the two movies were not linked at all after all. Anyway, my girlfriend and I had a very good time and I think I couldn’t have picked up a better movie for our first movie date. Sure, it was nothing deep but it turned out to be quite fun and entertaining, probably more than another average rom-com. As a matter of fact, it is even probably the best movie I have seen so far directed by Paul Feig (I’m not a huge fan of ‘Bridesmaids’ but maybe I should rewatch it after all these years). Basically, they managed to mix several genres like steamy triller and dark comedy and this mix worked actually pretty well. It was also pretty cool to see a movie focusing on 2 strong female characters facing some over-the-top toxic masculinity. Concerning the actors involved, Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried were both pretty good even if it was rather tricky for Seyfried to really sell her character. Indeed, her character changed so much after the revealing twist and it was rather hard to swallow that it was actually the very same woman. For Brandon Sklenar’s character, it wasn’t such an issue and it was in fact pretty neat to see that such seemingly charming rich pretty boys can actually turn out to be some major a**holes. Eventually, from this trio, Sydney Sweeney was the only one who really managed to make her character compelling but above all, consistent through the whole duration. Eventually, she was the only one who really felt like an actual human-being instead of a caricature from some cheap potboiler novel. Eventually, it is rather disappointing that such bright and complex women would fall so hard and seemingly easily for this guy but I guess, otherwise, there wouldn’t be a story to tell then. I’m also not sure that the whole story did make sense though because Nina’s plan was so far-fetched and Andrew’s intentions were rather murky. Even so, the damned thing became so wild during the final act, it was actually quite entertaining to behold. Anyway, to conclude, even if it was definitely not a masterpiece, I still think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre. 

7/10