Just seen Substance (2024)
We were looking for a thriller or mystery genre movie and heard Substance before. I did not expect a body horror film 🥲 It's little bit like a Black Mirror episode as well. I think it's effective, it's just dragged out too much,, 2 hours and 21 minutes is just too much. Otherwise I can respect the over-the-topness.
Has anyone seen it, what do you think? Especially curious how it would be to see this in theater. Some parts were really hard to watch.
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Loved it personally. Modern and daring, with a fresh celluloid gore aesthetic and a take no prisoners approach. Great performances too. I know some people couldn’t stomach parts of it, but I felt it conveyed the right amount of genuine sympathy for the inner struggles of its very flawed protagonists along with anger at the system that profits off them.
I thought it would have been an excellent short film. I don't mind extreme style choices, or even extremely overt themes, but this one was too much for me personally.
I liked it, but yeah, it should've been 2 hours max.
I don't want to watch it again, however, and I'm not really squeamish (saw Toxic Avenger unrated last night, for example). Substance was fine for one viewing.
I liked it. I agree it could've been a touch shorter. I think Demi did an impressive job.