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I can’t believe Ti West’s story that started in earlier this year’s X is going to be a trilogy in around 2 years. Pearl is every bit as fantastic as X and I can not wait to see what MaXXXine has in store. Mia Goth is astounding as Pearl. Knowing that she not only played Maxine and the older Pearl in X it is a testament to her ability to be able to go back and forth from a likable final girl to a truly unhinged killer. It’s a goddamn shame knowing they won’t even think about nominating her for an Oscar, horror movies are constantly overlooked and robbed despite amazing performances. West and Goth work perfectly together and I know for a fact they will deliver yet again whenever the third film releases. David Corenswet plays a shockingly sweet man for the year 1918. His dynamic with Goth is infectious and fun and I loved seeing them together (at least for a little while). Tandi Wright holds her own opposite Goth as the “evil” mother of Pearl who delivers some truly amazing scenes throughout the film. Matthew Sunderland is great as Pearl’s father never uttering a single word, his facial expressions and grunts and moans tell you everything he is feeling in every scene. Emma Jenkins-Purro gets some real tough scenes opposite Goth and it’s hard to follow up what Goth delivers, but damn does she try. After an amazing monologue from Goth, Jenkins-Purro does a great job following. Alistair Sewell spends most of the movie as a photo but the few times we do see him I’m astonished that he’ll become the old man from X. With something missing in her mind and lots of repressed sexual tension mixed with murderous desire, Pearl is a horrifying character to follow as she slowly falls deeper into the rage trapped within her. A girl full of dreams that can never be true stuck on a farm with disapproving parents and isolated by an outbreak lead to a snap that’ll last for 61 years. I love that West was able to also make this origin of Pearl a commentary on pandemic isolation and what it can do to fractured minds like hers. And on top of that a commentary on the effect of films on young fractured minds that lead to impossible dreams, depression, and anger. 10/10. -Tyler.
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