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A slick, nasty satire with a strong central performance and a sharp premise, but its tonal whiplash and increasingly implausible plotting blunt the bite. It works best as a glossy antihero crime comedy with a mean streak, less well as a satisfying thriller or social critique.
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Fri · 1h 59m
Director: J Blakeson
Starring: Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza González
A court-appointed legal guardian defrauds her older clients and traps them under her care. But her latest mark comes with some unexpected baggage.
J Blakeson
Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza González
A slick, nasty satire with a strong central performance and a sharp premise, but its tonal whiplash and increasingly implausible plotting blunt the bite. It works best as a glossy antihero crime comedy with a mean streak, less well as a satisfying thriller or social critique.
I Care a Lot is built around a deliciously ruthless performance and a premise that immediately tells you the movie wants to needle your sense of justice. It has the polished sheen of a prestige crime thriller, but the real engine is its contempt for every form of predation on display, from legal loopholes to organized crime to corporate-style self-justification.
The film’s biggest asset is how confidently it commits to its central monster. That makes it entertaining even when you’re recoiling from what she does. But the script keeps reaching for bigger twists and broader satire, and the result is a movie that is often sharper in concept than in execution.
If you’re in the mood for something glossy, mean, and morally radioactive, it’s an easy watch. If you want the satire to land with real depth or the thriller mechanics to feel fully earned, it may leave you admiring the audacity more than the payoff.
Rendy Jones (3.5★) · 12100 likes
Now there’s another rich white blonde gay female supervillain apart from Ellen.
Emily🌴 · 6947 likes
ladies when we said "be gay, do crime" we didn't mean elder abuse
Morgan (3.5★) · 4009 likes
“Do you think Marla Grayson had girl power?” “Yes, of course.” ”Do you think she effectively utilized girl power by taking advantage of and stealing from the elderly?” Edit: Letterboxd banned my review for “lack of content.” I thought my review spoke for itself, but my opinion apparently must be explicitly stated. As shown by my score and my already written and valid review, I appreciate this film as a satire. The term “girlboss” is thrown around a lot when… more
molly (4.5★) · 3804 likes
if i had a nickel for every time rosamund pike played a feminist psychopath i’d have 2 nickels which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it’s happened twice
clem (3★) · 2729 likes
when bitches get a lil bob
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greed, elder abuse, legal corruption, antiheroism, female villainy, satire, power and exploitation, crime caper
dark comedy, crime thriller, satire, antihero, greed, legal system, power dynamics, female-led, morally ambiguous, 2010s