Directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn
Written by: Nicolas Winding Refn, Mary Laws, & Polly Stenham
Starring: Elle Fanning, Jena Malone, & Keanu Reeves
Jessie (Fanning) just lost her parents and ventures to L.A. to make something of herself. While there she gets into modeling and does very well due to her fresh young non-altered look. The other models don't approve of the new competition and do everything in their power to make sure she doesn't succeed.
The film has a good premise, but falls short when it comes to the conclusion, mostly due to some supernatural weird circumstances that ruin the movie. But some people may like that. I wasn't one of those people and recommend you do not see this film unless you like experimental films. (I usually do, but this one had a weird plot.)
Elle Fanning's character was great and who knew she was so tall?! Poor Dakota. Anyway, she'll probably go far in life and did a great job of being a model as well as adjusting to Jessie's character arc.
Even though I didn't like the plot, there were some interesting things technical wise. The camera work was creative and artsy. There were a few scenes with sun flares, too many in my opinion, but then they were nice shots of scenery and just general creative shots. The editing was beautiful too with the neon lights and tint.
Other than that though, nothing to get excited about. 2 popcorns.
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