Took me some effort to find a poster that wasn't just Brandy's stupid face plastered all over it. A24 did a terrible job of promoting this movie. Had they sold it as a dark comedy, which it is, it might have actually found its audience instead of being buried like some second-rate Blumhouse thriller.
Belinda is a heavily pregnant woman who mourns the recent loss of her stillborn child. After her husband's father dies, his unhinged stepmom comes to stay with them. She's a belligerent, incontinent, racist, religious nutjob who clashes with the furniture and slowly takes over their lives.
This movie is fun and campy and doesn't take itself seriously. The standout here is Solange (Kathryn Hunter), who is a cross between the old gypsy lady from Drag Me to Hell and Anne Ramsey's character from Throw Momma from the Train. It takes the piss out of everyone and everything. This would have been such a gas to watch with a crowd. The imagery in this movie borders on downright revolting, but somehow I find it so refreshing.
3 M-E-double-S messes out of 5
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I empathize. Every copy of V for Vendetta I've found in thrift stores, the last few years, have had Natalie Portman's fat head on them, in one way or another. WHY?!?!? I need to just get the triple feature release with Constantine and Watchmen. It crops her out.
The worst part is that they try to sell this as a "serious" film, which it in no way attemps to be. It's no wonder it got such shitty reviews, since people weren't sure what to make of it. Meh...
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