An old violinist thinks over his past life on the eve of the 80th birthday. His reflections result in looking for once composed but then forgotten melody. A chance meeting with dancer Rena takes him away to his lost love. He realizes that a person who has betrayed himself is doomed to tragic finale.
Ultra-violent storytelling has never been my thing, but the issues with Scarface go beyond that. The film perpetuates harmful stereotypes about Latinx immigrants and uses gore and misogyny for shock value that never serves any purpose. The whole venture is frustratingly empty, and left me desiring something more.
In honor of AANHPI Month, let's celebrate Filipina-American pop star Olivia Rodrigo and her love of horror movies.
'Easy A' is emblematic of a world that liked to sarcastically pretend it was progressive but wasn’t actually ready for that change, making it pretty anti-sex.
It is as bad as your remember, and you are fortunate if you've never watched it. Keep it that way!
Those saying it's a bad movie simply because it's bad as a slasher should be reminded that the likes of Jordan and Alexandra often don’t get their tales told, let alone in such major releases helmed by veteran actors like Bacon.
