STARRING: Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, Pedro Pascal
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A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.
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JOHN FRANCIS FOX
3 out of 5 stars
EVEN MORE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON "MATERIALISTS"
August 4, 2025
BUT, ALTHOUGH I LIKED ALL THE SCENES IN WHICH WE SAW LUCY INTERACTIN G WITH JOHN & HARRY, I THOUGHT THAT MS. JOHNSON DID HER BEST WORK IN THE SCENE WHERE LUCY APPROACHES HER CLIENT, SOPHIE (ZOE WINTERS) TO APOLOLOGIZE TO HER FOR WHAT HAPPENED TO HER ON ONE OF THE DATES THAT SHE ARRANGED. IT IS ALSO IN THIS SCENE IN WHICH MS. SONG DOES HER BEST WORK AS A DIRECTOR BECAUSE SHE KEEPS THE CAMERA ON MS. WINTERS IN ORDER FOR US TO FULLY GET SOPHIE'S POINT OF VIEW & MS. WINTERS CONVEYS SOPHIE'S ANGER & ANGUISH SO POWERFULLY. WHEN MS. SONG THEN PANS THE CAMERA BACK TO MS. JOHNSON, WE SEE A DISTRAUGHT LOOK ON MS. JOHNSON'S FACE THAT REVEALS THAT LUCY REALIZES THAT HER BELIEF IN HERSELF IS NOT ALWAYS JUSTIFIED. I ALSO THOUGHT THAT MS. SONG & HER CINEMATOGRAPHER, SHABIER KIRCHNER, CAPTURED THE BEAUTY OF NEW YORK THAT WE DON'T ALWAYS GET TO SEE IN FILMS. I JUST HOPE THAT THE TWO OF THEM WILL GET TO USE THEIR SKILLS TO CREATE AN EPIC MASTERPIECE ALONG THE LINES OF SOMETHING LIKE "RYAN'S DAUGHTER" (ONE OF DAVID LEAN'S BEST FILMS, & ALSO HIS MOST OVER-LOOKED FILM).
JOHN FRANCIS FOX
3 out of 5 stars
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON "MATERIALISTS''
August 4, 2025
WHEN WE SEE THE FLASHBACK SCENE IN WHICH JOHN & LUCY HAVE THEIR ARGUMENT, IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE WHICH ONE OF THEM IS MORE UNCOMPROMISING: JOHN CERTAINLY SEEMS TO BE SUFFERING FROM A BIT OF MALE HUBRIS WHEN HE REFUSES TO PARK IN ANEXPENSIVE PARKING SPACE EVEN THOUGH LUCY OFFERS TO PAY FOR IT, BUT LUCY ALSO COMES ACROSS AS UNCOMPROMISING WHEN SHE GETS OUT OF THE CAR & ADMITS THAT SHE FEELS EMBARRASSED THAT JOHN ISN'T MORE SUCCESSFUL. WHEN WE LATER SEE THEM ARGUE OUTSIDE OF THE VENUE AT THE WEDDING OF ONE OF LUCY'S CLIENTS IN HER MATCH-MAKING BUSINESS, IT SEEMS AT FIRST THAT THEIR RELATIONSHIP IS OVER FOR GOOD. BUT, WHEN WE LATER SEE THEM TALK, & JOHN MENTIONS THE CHANGES THAT HE WILL MAKE SUCH AS SELLING HIS CAR, & LUCY RESPONDS BY SAYING, "DON'T SELL YOUR CAR," WE SEE THAT THEY ARE BOTH WILLING TO MAKE THE COMPROMISES TO MAKE THEIR RELATIONSHIP SUCCEED. WE ALSO GET A VERY TOUCHING PERFORMANCE FROM MR. PASCAL IN THE SCENE WHERE LUCY TELLS HARRY THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE A SECRET ABOUT HIM. WHEN HARRY ACKNOWLEDGES THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT LUCY HAS DETERMINED, & EXPLAINS WHY HE DID IT, MR. PASCAL USES A GENTLE & VULNERABLE TONE THAT SHOWS THAT HARRY'S PREVIOUS ARROGANT BEHAVIOR WAS A COVER FOR HIS INSECURITY.
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JOHN FRANCIS FOX
3 out of 5 stars
TOUCHING TALE OF THE TRIALS OF FINDING- & KEEPING- A SOULMATE
August 3, 2025
I KNEW THAT I WOULD LIKE THIS FILM BECAUSE DIRECTOR-SCREENWRITER CELINE SONG'S LAST FILM- "PAS T LIVES"- WAS SUCH A BRILLIANT EXPLORATION OF HOW TO NAVIGATE ONE'S FEELINGS FOR AN OLD LOVE WITH THE FEELINGS OF A NEW LOVE. THIS FILM DOES SOMETHING OF THE SAME, BUT, IN A DIFFERENT WAY. WHEREAS THE THREE MAIN CHARACTERS IN "PAST LIVES" WERE ALL INSTANTLY LIKEABLE, THE THREE MAIN CHARACTERS IN THIS FILM WERE A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT AT FIRST. THIS WAS PARTICULARLY TRUE FOR HARRY. WHEN WE FIRST SEE HIM SIT AT THE SINGLES' TABLE AT HIS BROTHER'S WEDDING, HE TAKES THE CARD FROM THE PLACE WHERE HE IS SUPPOSED TO SIT & PLACES IT ON THE DISH NEXT TO LUCY'S & TOSSES THE CARD THAT IS NEXT TO LUCY'S DISH & TOSSES IT OVER HIS SHOULDER. (A MORE CONSIDERATE- & LESS ARROGANT- PERSON WOULD HAVE WAITED & ASKED THE PERSON WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO SIT THERE If HE WAS WILLING TO CHANGE- OR AT LEAST PUT HIS PLACE CARD ON THE DISH WHERE HARRY WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE SAT). WHEN WE FIRST SEE LUCY'S OLD BOYFRIEND, JOHN (CHRIS EVANS) (WHO IS WORKING AT THE WEDDING AS A WAITER), HE CERTAINLY SEEMS MORE LIKEABLE THAN HARRY. BUT, WHEN WE LATER SEE A FLASHBACK OF LUCY & JOHN IN HIS CAR ON THE NIGHT OF THE IR FIFTH ANNIVERSARY, WE SEE HOW UNCOMPROMISING THE TWO OF THEM WERE AT THAT TIME.
