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Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Lou (2022)
Streaming Service: Netflix Movie Name/Year: Lou (2022) Genre: Action, Crime, Drama Length: 1h 47min Rating: R Production/Distribution: Bad Robot, Netflix Director: Anna Foerster Writer: Maggie Cohn, Jack Stanley Actors: Allison Janney, Jurnee Smollett, Logan Marshall-Green, Ridley
Asha Bateman, Matt Craven, Greyston Holt, Daniel Bernhardt, Ozzie & Jersey Blurb from IMDb: A storm rages. A young girl
is kidnapped. Her mother teams up with the mysterious woman next door to pursue
the kidnapper, a journey that tests their limits and exposes shocking secrets
from their pasts.
Selina’s Point of View: I tend to enjoy thrillers
like this one that have quick action, but a slow-burn story. It gives me
something to feast my eyes on while waiting for every twist and turn. Now, when I say ‘quick
action’ I’m not trying to say it’s got any kind of John Wick-ness about it. If
anything, the fight choreography in flicks like that lean toward fantasy. In
the case of Lou, the combat felt extremely realistic. Where the titular
character was always shown as great at what she does, she never seems
invulnerable. Not only do they play up her arthritis, but she gets hurt. There’s a real
sense of danger in all the action. Not just the fights. The characters
battle against the environment as well, and at no point does there seem to be a
‘convenient’ answer to a problem. Every victory is hard won.
It’s a very
gritty, bloody story, that is exceptionally written and well-acted. Allison Janney (The
Help, Lazy Susan, Bad Education) and Jurnee Smollett (Spiderhead, Birds
of Prey, Sofia the First) have a tense, forced-cooperation, chemistry. Logan
Marshall-Green (The Invitation, Upgrade, Spider-Man Homecoming) has a
creepy-calm demeanor that really sells that final twist. Even 10-year-old
Ridley Asha Bateman (Shattered, Shelter in Place) brought something to
the screen that I think any other child actor would have been hard-pressed to
accomplish. I thought Lou
was going to be an alright film. I underestimated it. There was a lot to enjoy
about this flick. I highly recommend it.
Rotten Tomatoes Critic Score – 70% Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score – 62% Metascore – 51% Metacritic User Score – 3.9 IMDB Score –X/10 Trust the Dice: Selina’s Rating – 5/5 P.S. If you go through reviews on Lou,
be careful where you get them from. It got review-bombed upon release. Movie Trailer:
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