2024-09-28 04:56:20
The production addresses the debate about beauty standards in the entertainment industry and critics have left it favorable reviews.
the movie The Substance it’s a body horror drama which had its world premiere at 77th edition of the Cannes International Film Festivaland which has received applause from critics, thanks to the performance of its protagonist, Demi Moore.
The film shows how the possibility of eternal youth is within reach, with a distribution that has Margaret Qualley y Dennis Quaid in the main roles.
Within their first reviews, you can read comments such as: “The most disgustingly entertaining movie experience of the year”according to Indiewire, and “It’s horrifying in the moment and heartbreakingly disturbing when you fully process it.”according to NME, among others.
Furthermore, production obtained a 77 out of 100 on the Metacritic site, where more than 80% of the messages about The Substance have been favorable.
What is The Substance, the body horror film starring Demi Moore, about?
The Substance is a British-French American fictional thriller and drama, which was written, directed and produced by Coralie Fargeat.
There you will see as the protagonist Demi Moore, a renowned actress who has participated in productions such as Ghost: The Shadow of Love and A Question of Honor. However, this time, he will play Elisabeth Sparkle, a fading celebrity who is fired by his boss because of his age.
The synopsis reveals how the television star “decides to use a black market drug, a substance that replicates cells and temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself (Margaret Qualley), without knowing it, causing horrible side effects.”
The young version of Elisabeth adopts the name Sueand later it is seen that Both must change bodies every seven days without exception.. This means that while one rests unconsciously, the other is living in the real world.
There you can see that the young woman gets a contract on Sparkle’s old show and quickly achieves great fame and popularity. However, when Elisabeth returns she begins a struggle with loneliness and her low self-esteem with her body.