The plot: Plagued by insomnia, a musician gets pulled into a nightmarish odyssey with a stranger who begins to unravel the very core of his existence.
The movie was rough.
Pros: Jenna Ortega’s acting performance and her dancing to his songs. I’m glad I didn’t know that much before watching this film. I appreciate many things this film was trying to give to us & I also Impressed artistic aspect of the movie.
Cons: It doesn’t succeed telling a cohesive story. The Weekend’s acting was not that great. It did a poor messed look on depression & I keep getting confused on what Jenna Ortega’s character meant to be at the start & the structure wasn’t all there.
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Directed by Trey Edward Shults
Written by Trey Edward Shults, Abel Tesfaye, Reza Fahim
Based on: Hurry up tomorrow by the weekend
Produced by Abel Tesfaye, Reza Fahim, Kevin Turen, Harrison Kreiss
Starring: Abel Tesfaye, Jenna Ortega & Barry Keoghan.
Cinematography: Chayse Irvin
Edited by Trey Edward Shults
Music by Abel Tesfaye, Daniel Lopatin
Production companies: Manic Phase, Live Nation Productions
Distributed by Lionsgate Films
Cast:
- Abel Tesfaye as a fictionalized version of himself
- Ivan Troy as young Abel
- Jenna Ortega as Anima, a mysterious stalker fan of the Weeknd.
- Barry Keoghan as Lee, Abel’s manager
- Riley Keough as:
- Girl on Voicemail
- Anima’s mother (voice)
- Metro Boomin as a fictionalized version of himself
- Belly as a fictionalized version of himself
- Gaspard Augé as a fictionalized version of himself
- Xavier de Rosnay as a fictionalized version of himself
- Paul L. Davis as Lavi, the head of a security group that works for Abel
I worse skip this film.
Rating: 2 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident film reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe