I'll be completely honest, I am an idiot! I know that is strong however I may have made a mistake. I didn't realise that this film was a prequel/origin story to another film that came out earlier this year "X". I didn't even know that film existed until I googled this film after seeing it today.
Having not seen "X" or even realising that "Pearl" was connected to something else might have tainted my view of the film. I won't know until I've seen "X" I suppose.
I am mentioning all of the above because my complaints/problems with this film might be made redundant had I seen both films. "Pearl" had a killer trailer and add Mia Goth's awesome acting you've got be onboard. I'll admit I was excited for this film, even had expectations for it, being a A24 production. This was at the end of it a bit of a "meh" which I am gutted about! This film is oozing with potential. Mia Goth carries this film and is sublime. Directing, cinematography and story is all good and shows a hell of a lot of promise. However thats just it, promise/potential! Definitely felt a bit light in all the areas surrounding Mia Goth. Nothing felt that layered or delved into in more detail. What I'm basically trying to say is......I wanted MORE! More of everything! Longer runtime, more backstory, more characters, more story, more weirdness and definitely much more psychotic unnerving crazy Pearl !!!
Overall it felt not complete.........hence why I think watching "X" might improve my view on this film? To me anyway it was a very surface level film apart from Mia's performance which was multi layered, rich, detailed and complex. If only the rest of the film could match her !
60% out of 100 its still a good film but didn't hit the heights I was hoping/expecting it too !
Having not seen "X" or even realising that "Pearl" was connected to something else might have tainted my view of the film. I won't know until I've seen "X" I suppose.
I am mentioning all of the above because my complaints/problems with this film might be made redundant had I seen both films. "Pearl" had a killer trailer and add Mia Goth's awesome acting you've got be onboard. I'll admit I was excited for this film, even had expectations for it, being a A24 production. This was at the end of it a bit of a "meh" which I am gutted about! This film is oozing with potential. Mia Goth carries this film and is sublime. Directing, cinematography and story is all good and shows a hell of a lot of promise. However thats just it, promise/potential! Definitely felt a bit light in all the areas surrounding Mia Goth. Nothing felt that layered or delved into in more detail. What I'm basically trying to say is......I wanted MORE! More of everything! Longer runtime, more backstory, more characters, more story, more weirdness and definitely much more psychotic unnerving crazy Pearl !!!
Overall it felt not complete.........hence why I think watching "X" might improve my view on this film? To me anyway it was a very surface level film apart from Mia's performance which was multi layered, rich, detailed and complex. If only the rest of the film could match her !
60% out of 100 its still a good film but didn't hit the heights I was hoping/expecting it too !