The Substance - Recensioni

While it may feel like a cautionary tale for our times, the horrors at the heart of “The Substance” have been with us for many years, and the issues the movie uncovers are so much more than skin deep.

...a piercing indictment of society's attitude toward women's aging told via body horror.

...while there's no denying that it's over-the-top, it's also deeply effective, serving as an intelligent, direct exposure of the double standard that's often applied to men's and women's bodies.

It reminded me of Michael Crichton’s neglected 80s pulp chiller Looker with Albert Finney as a sinister plastic surgeon. Fargeat delivers some shocks.

...an excoriating, stomach-churning, and utterly brilliant assault on how society discards women when they reach this age.

Fargeat directs the hell out of The Substance... using dramatic camera angles to imbue even throwaway moments with a sense of hyper-stylized delirium.

...this is undeniably Demi Moore’s show.

A phenomenal achievement of smart, funny, sexy, and f*cked up body horror.