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I was too tired to finish this last night.

DAY 6: The Neon Demon
On Amazon Prime

What a trippy movie. This was first and foremost a very artsy affair, and had some absolutely gorgeous cinematography. Hats off to the director for that. It was a visual spectacle that I truly enjoyed watching for it.

In terms of plot, well... Hmm. The best I can describe it is that a young girl is trying to break into the model industry, and she seems to be favored over a few other girls they have, and jealousy ensues.

There's like, so much more here that is just impossible to summarize easily. But it doesn't seem like a horror movie, but it does become a lot more sinister with a huge payoff at the end. And the story they tell is good. Like, I enjoyed everything they did with the story, but it still felt very artsy and was such a wild trip. I'm not entirely against those sorts of movies--at the very least, they managed it better than a movie like, say, Velvet Buzzsaw. But I wouldn't particularly say this is a great movie.

It's beautiful, it tells a story in an artistic way, but I don't feel like I really loved it at any point. Also, Keanu Reeves is in this thing for some reason in a minor role. That's odd. Overall, I got pretty much the movie I expected, but nothing more. Your mileage may vary, depending on how much you like the idea of an artsy sort of film like this. Don't go in expecting this to be a traditional horror film though. I rate it this high based on visuals, mostly.

Rating: 6/10

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