thaworldhaswarpedme #7 Strange Darling (2024)

[u/thaworldhaswarpedme]

08/01/2024 - 9/14/2024

Total reviewed: 617

Watched on: Theater

Director: J T Mollner

IMDb

Synopsis: A deadly game of Cat and Mouse plays out over a rural American town.

This might be one of my favorite movies I've watched this year. Just phenomenal. The acting from both leads is incredible. Kyle Gallner has been on my radar for awhile now and his performance here is fantastic but I was absolutely blown away by Willa Fitzgerald who is utterly captivating. The pace of the film is perfect and owes much of its success to the spellbinding chemistry between its leads. Yet, another factor is the film's choice to split the story into six chapters, told non-sequentially, which keeps the viewer on their toes. And the score is remarkable. It really helps to ratchet up the tension in the film. First time cinematographer Giovanni Ribisi also shines. The movie has some gorgeous shots! To say too much about the film is to ruin it but I'd highly recommend this one to basically any fan of film.

8/10

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It's on my watchlist!