Thoughts on "The Substance"
The movie is really funny and blunt, so you have to accept its simplifications as a style choice... but I really got caught up on the idea that Liz Sparkle was an actress (who won awards?) before making a pivot to aerobics show host, and she gets fired for being old...
The movie is really funny and blunt, so you have to accept its simplifications as a style choice... but I really got caught up on the idea that Liz Sparkle was an actress (who won awards?) before making a pivot to aerobics show host, and she gets fired for being old...
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I guess it's like revenge or rejection sensitivity that is driving her, but I thought it was a sad life choice.
(I really did like this movie though)