Not So ‘Brand New’ Cherry Flavor
The fun tricks used in the production design and lighting read extremely well on-screen but hardly fulfill their purpose of trying to inject glamour into a lack-luster story with nothing to say.

Liz Paola, a 50-year-old trans woman, is evicted and humiliated by her neighbors because of their prejudice. In her desperation, she calls for a miracle, and the Holy Transvestite appears—a sacred, dissident figure who transforms the community. The story denounces violence against trans identities while celebrating faith, dignity, and the possibility of collective redemption.
The fun tricks used in the production design and lighting read extremely well on-screen but hardly fulfill their purpose of trying to inject glamour into a lack-luster story with nothing to say.
It only seems to prove that when the company had their backs against the wall and needed an all pleasing, generic movie that had to make up for The Last Jedi, they chose to sacrifice almost everything that made their main protagonist interesting and that made her stand out as the strong female character that a generation of young movie goers was supposed to look up to. Instead, we were left with a Rey that was so much less than she could have been. And I guess that’s the real story of Rey and The Rise of Skywalker; they could have been so much more, but they were just more of the same.
You've heard the phrase “If looks could kill,” but have you heard “If dancing could kill?” Pretty Lethal takes that idea and runs with it.
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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ is preoccupied with plot and not on the greater struggle of the Osage.