This movie dials pretty much everything up to 11 - the wit, the rudeness, the production design, the gruesomeness, the performances, the sex...and the humanity too. I knew the basic set-up, but nothing could have prepared me for the 140 minutes after that. It is a movie that wants to make you laugh and cringe while thinking deep thoughts about what it means to be alive and have a conscience and feel things like pleasure and guilt. While some scenes leaned into certain elements more than others, Lanthimos succeeds at making the audience come face-to-face with questions that are not typical at the movies in 2024. And he gets a lot of help bringing his vision to life from the amazing performances. Stone and Ruffalo are especially good. It is a bizarre ride, but you won't regret going on it. (Or maybe you will, but i guarantee you won't have seen anything quite like it!)
Review of Poor Things
