Director – Cory Finley
Starring – Olivia Cooke; Anya Taylor-Joy; Anton Yelchin.
Running Time – 91 minutes (1 hour 31 minutes)
★★★★✩
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Lily (Taylor-Joy) and Amanda (Cooke) are two upper-class teenage girls in suburban Connecticut rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of growing apart. Together, they hatch a plan to solve both of their problems-no matter the cost.
Wasn't sure what to expect from Thoroughbreds, the things could me interested was the dark, comedic tone and the three main cast - Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy and the late Anton Yelchin.
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Turns out Thoroughbreds is a slightly odd, quirky (every review will use this word), write dark comedy. However, I will add this isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea this is the type of indie film that'll be liked or loved by some, forgotten by others. A better way to describe it as a sarcastic, rough diamond.
It's a shame in the sense because Cooke and Taylor-Joy are brilliant on screen together. Cooke as the straight-talking, emotionless Amanda and Taylor-Joy as the equally deadpan Lily.
This is where most of the humour comes from their interactions and you can sort of feel both actresses enjoyed being so deadpan towards each other. I’d love to see the outtakes from this film.
Meanwhile, this film and their chemistry makes me want to see Cooke and Taylor-Joy star in a buddy cop comedy. Get these two as the stars of the all-female TV series based on The Nice Guys.
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The inclusion of Yelchin was great and does a decent job whenever he's on screen. It's just a shame it's so minimal.
Corey Finely does a good job as a first time director and you can tell in certain shots he's a fan of Wes Anderson. However, his style was every cliché indie style.
The opening few minutes are a bit slow and it's hard to get into the film until the first joke is made.
Additionally, Erik Friedlander's score was annoying as fuck within moments of the film beginning.
Furthermore, this is the sort of film I think a lot of people will find on Netflix instead of the cinema and the only awards buzz will come from the Indie world.
Finally, this film is so different that could watch multiple times and over those times grow to like it more and more.
Verdict
This dark, witty comedy is helped by Cooke and Taylor-Joy's brilliant chemistry and performance.
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