Appreciate loneliness, since you chose the path of a careerist Elizabeth Sparks is a once stunning actress who once earned a star on the Walk of Fame. She works in a fitness show and still tries to keep herself in shape. Her boss wants to see a young, attractive body in place of the new host of the 80s-style aerobics program. Unexpectedly, Elizabeth is contacted by unknown people, offering her a new version of herself if she tries a drug called Substance. Elizabeth changes beyond recognition. She begins a new life, but what is the price of happiness?
Demi Moore, as always, in full glory shows that external beauty is not only a force, but also a harm to yourself. A woman throwing powder and blush over her face and then madly washing it all looks very scary. The film in the genre of bodyhorror perfectly demonstrates that you can scare not only hairy monsters under the bed. Often the monsters are ourselves. Demi perfectly shows a woman who could not stand the words of the hero Quaid in the toilet. Because of this, Elizabeth (Demi’s heroine) realized that she was accepted as she was, only a former classmate. And for peers, she feels the competition with young people.
Margaret Qually looks great. She represents the best version of man. This is what many young people do at the beginning of their journey. There are huge opportunities and potential before you while you are in demand and in the spotlight. I believe that both heroines suffered from loneliness, because this is the main horror of this plot. Horror is not about aging or youth, but about how not to lose yourself and remain needed by someone.
Who really is the vile monster in this bodyhorror is Dennis Quaid's hero. He created such a disgusting image that I do not want to talk about him.
Everything else: As for the rest, the prize for best screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival was well deserved.
The film shows how through the prism of one person there is a desire to stay young. The desire to be the center of attention among young people and to give parting messages through television is one thing (in this context, the prism of actors and actresses appears). It is impossible to say to either the younger or the older generation: Accept yourself as you are. If you are satisfied with what you have, you risk losing yourself. Externally and internally, we must remain ourselves. Even if old age approaches, it is not a trouble, but an invaluable experience.
The film shows the sexuality of the heroines and shows the small and limited world in which they live. It’s a completely different thing if Elizabeth took up learning something new and opened a show that would get a high rating.
Coralie Farge, after a seven-year hiatus and a long writing of the script, returns to the foreground with a fascinating story about how, in an attempt to regain former greatness, we conduct experiments on ourselves. And Body Horror Coralie Farge justifies himself. Her script is good. Special thanks for aerobics (borrowed from the 80s).
French Farge shows a woman who easily succumbs to the provocations of her former boss, who became the main monster of the whole picture. Elizabeth had to appreciate what she had. After all, her friend rightly said that she remained amazing even after years.