Movie Review - The Lighthouse
It's no secret I have issues with A24 productions. I have seen them all. I go in with an open mind -- and every time but twice I've hated them. Spring Breakers and Tusk get a free pass; those entertained me.
When I saw the trailers for The Lighthouse, I was excited. It looked to be right up my alley -- great cast, and the setting was set at what I'd call one of my happy places. (I'm a lighthouse lover.) Then in big letters I see it...A24 Productions. I internally groaned and thought to myself that just maybe I'd still like it, because what could go wrong with such a great concept?
I'm still laughing about how wrong I was.
I gave 'It Comes at Night' a scathing review, and had a lot of backlash from users on how badly I trashed it. I tried explaining to them that a review is a singular person's thought on a movie. My opinion. Their opinion was different and that's totally okay. So here it goes, enter my opinion, stage left.
I did not like this movie. At all. It has taken my number one spot of the worst movie ever made. It made my head hurt and I can still hear the blasted foghorn.
For starters, I couldn't understand them. The accents used were so over the top that all I heard was gibberish. Enough said there.
My next complaint: the over-used masturbation scenes. Seriously? How many times did we need to see them doing this? Apparently a lot, because there are too many of those scenes. I'm a jaded person; I think I've seen every gross thing to come out of Hollywood, and never cringed the way I did last night. I felt dirty watching it and trust me, I'm not a prude. My blood pressure is starting to rise again.
I could pick this movie apart like a turkey on Thanksgiving, but I'm going to stop here. I conveyed my feelings well enough, I think. It was simply dreadful.
Thanks A24 for finally settling an ongoing internal battle. You will never lure me in again. Shout out to my boss -- my wonderful brother -- there isn't enough money to get me to do another A24. I'm done.
Grade: F-
Rated (R) for sexual content, nudity, violence, disturbing images, and some language Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
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