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- 2020
- Screen Media Films
- 1 h 32 m
- 2020
- Screen Media Films
- 1 h 32 m
Summary A young woman (Bella Thorne) returns to her hometown to exact revenge on her abusive father. She soon finds herself prey to a sinister sheriff (Mickey Rourke) when she uncovers a family legacy more disturbing than she'd imagined.
Directed By: Chad Faust
Written By: Chad Faust
- 2020
- Screen Media Films
- 1 h 32 m
- 2020
- Screen Media Films
- 1 h 32 m
Girl
Metascore
Available after 4 critic reviews
6.4
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Summary A young woman (Bella Thorne) returns to her hometown to exact revenge on her abusive father. She soon finds herself prey to a sinister sheriff (Mickey Rourke) when she uncovers a family legacy more disturbing than she'd imagined.
Directed By: Chad Faust
Written By: Chad Faust
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A slickly made, effectively atmospheric B-movie suspenser that marks a promising feature debut for its writer/director, who also plays a featured role.
The film’s predictable plotting is delivered via a nearly lethal combination of obvious twists and a series of face-offs that would be compelling, if not for the exposition-heavy conversations that take place in between the physical brutality.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 User Ratings
6.4
60% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
20% Mixed
1 Rating
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20% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 User Ratings
6.4
60% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
20% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
20% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
I wasn't expecting much from this movie but was surprised by the story but the character of Bella Thorne is really hateful.
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In writer/director Chad Faust’s Girl — a wobbly and desperately unimaginative mesh-up of contemporary noir and a Southern-fried tale of ancestral trouble — Thorne continues to broaden her range, serving up a quiet performance of emotional burden and impressive physicality.
I wasn't expecting much from this movie but was surprised by the story. Really enjoyed it and the story develops well. It has dark atmosphere about family feud but don't really want to spoil anything more. Solid 7.5/10 worth a watch.
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While there’s a lot to like and complement in “Girl;” the cinematography, action sequences and the overall performances, it just never comes together with the shaky premise and utter lack of character development. There’s a lot of monologuing that never goes anywhere. It could have benefited from cutting some of the dialogue and “shown” a little more. It’s one of those films where the intrigue could pay off if they just stop “telling” you everything. I loved the setting. Whatever small town they shot the exteriors in had some real heartbreak lingering. The one minor complaint I have is how they cut the trailer to make this look like it has way more action then it had. It was much more of a slow burn without any really twists or turns. The action in it is fine, but it was a let down that you basically only get what you see in the trailer. The other thing that this move has going against it self was the score. It just felt out of place. A lot of it was how it was mixed. There are vocals somewhere at the top of the film and the end. They are very muddled, hard to understand and it distracts a lot. Other then the fact you get to see Bella from the back topless I can’t think of a reason to recommend watching this.
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Reading about this story sounded as if it might offer some interest but as it rolls out on screen, it becomes more than evident movies don’t come too much lower. Seems that the cheapness of digital video has turned everyone into a wanna-be movie-maker, so looks like we are destined to suffer more and more movies like Girl. Things can’t get too much more unpleasant, in fact, Girl is just downright grotty. Sometimes grotty can be interesting if it’s accompanied by some quality writing and rewarding situations but this is simply juvenile nastiness for nastiness sake.
As ‘Girl’, Bella Thorne tries reasonably hard but she really just doesn’t have what it takes to convince (or maybe direction and script were lacking) Here, she’s out to kill her bad ol daddy for sins of the past (or so it seems!) She’s handy with an ax (a trade her daddy taught her as an outback child) now, she’s come back to her bad ol home town to meter out ‘justice’. As might have been expected just about everyone in town happens to be the personification of evil - especially the local Sherriff (played by a now unrecognizable Mickey Rourke) ‘Girl’ arrives wearing a bra-less well filled skimpy T-Shirt with bare midriff (as you would to a reunion like this, ay) and everything that follows, you’ve seen (and wish you hadn’t) a dozen times prior. Chad Faust is happy to claim responsibility for writing and directing this grimy sleaze but surely, new movie makers will eventually want to grow up and claim a higher level – then of course, if audiences grow up watching this trash, maybe many won’t ever know better? It’s to be anticipated they will eventually want to put something worthwhile into their heads. This ran on Foxtel as an M, maybe it’s these very kids who see this stuff day in day out, who no longer recognize the junk they are legitimizing...? For society, and the future of movies, let’s hope they will.
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