The Substance- A Kat Movie Review

 Have you seen the movie “The Substance?”  

PaulA and I rented it at home one night.

We randomly found it while playing

spin the Prime roulette wheel 

and

landed on this…

wickedly, wacky, weird, but oddly worthy 

commentary on getting older 

and Hollywood's obsession with youth and female beauty.  

It's definitely not your norm movie and 

may not be your 

cup of tea, coffee 

or espresso. 

The movie experience was conflicting for me.

You know,

 when you kinda like something, but kinda turned off. 

You’re enjoying it, but kinda disgusted. 

You’re intrigued, but kinda can’t look.  

You’re are grossed out, but kinda keep watching.

  

Kinda like me trying blue cheese for the first time…

The appearance is strange with blue-green veins of mold…

and the taste is weirdly earthy and funky, 

but then,

 I find myself smattering it on my salad.  

Besides, what could be healthier than 

a plate of greens and a sprinkle of penicillium?

"The Substance" contains some sci-fi parts that are 

off the GROSS charts. 

Then again, it is categorized as a horror/drama…

(not for the squeamish) 

but again, 

I kept watching.

There were many times I had to look away 

or watch through my fingers to filter some of the disturbing parts.  

Over the years, 

I have come up with a tactic I use when 

a movie gets really gross or disturbing. 

I merely look away and 

watch PaulA’s face as he watches the movie.

The contorted faces he makes as he watches 

gives me a clue that the disgusting parts are still going on.  

When I see his face resume to "normal PaulA"…

I know it is safe for me to look again.  

There were definitely times during the movie that were so horrific…

that it had me wondering what

substance the writer was on when she wrote it?  

Crack?

Caffeine?

Girl Scout Cookies?

Anywhooo….

Demi Moore has won a 

Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award for her performance 

and deservedly so...

her performance was right on

substance.

So to get right to the sum and the substance of this review...

would I recommend this movie to someone else? 

Could I? Should I?  

If I do, 

what does that say about me?  

Will peeps think I’m as weird as some of the scenes in the movie?

After all, 

I have an intelligence and 'normal person' quotient 

I’m trying to maintain.

But alas, 

this Kat is going way out on a limb with a rating….

I give it....

 

2 Kat paws and 1 meow.  

2 Kats paws - a recommended  watch

 1 Meow - proceed with caution….

and 

please don’t think I’m a weirdo.

Ps.  Could someone help Kat down from the limb?