 What's going on guys welcome back to the channel critical overload here So this would be the spoiler-free review for tie tie West's pearl Which you know is the prequel to X that came out earlier this year now It again is directed by tie West written by tie West also written by Mia goth and it stars Mia goth David David corn sweat Tandy Wright Matthew Sutherland Emma Jenkins Purol now this film is set in 1918 during the era of the Spanish flu and World War one and we know the film again is exploring the urges of the origins of pearl who is the main villain from X We know the character we met with her elderly husband Howard now again the events are taking place prior to this film and Trapped on her family's isolated farm pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother Lusting for a glamorous life like she's seen in the movies pearl finds her ambitions temptations and repressions all colliding in this stunning Technicolor inspired origin story of X's iconic villain Now this is a very deranged film. I'll say that and I did like the movie And even for those that end up not liking it I don't think there is going to be any denying that this is a well-crafted film that definitely plays out like a sick Reimagining of the Wizard of Oz Mia goth. I cannot say it enough She is a phenomenal actress that completely loses herself in this deep character study on the character of pearl and from what? We've gathered in X and now pearl this character is always wanted to be a star Escape her traditional role and live out her own dreams instead of watching Everyone around her live out theirs while she's also having some of her desires be repressed Like we kind of we're getting hinted at with X and those events that played out there So the stuff we learned about her and her husband Howard more specifically that we first met back in X as well That definitely makes his character a lot more tragic the most fascinating aspect of this film was how it always kept you engaged Or just intrigued by pearl as a character because admittedly everyone else around her is a pretty bare bones Like forgettable character, but pearl is always a captivating force and of course a lot of that is due to me It goes acting so I guess in that regard. I'll say the movie definitely lives up to its title because pearl is a scene stealer Speaking of which there's a moment in the movie where she delivers a top contender For monologue of the year I'd say Mia got that being her eyes are pretty teary-eyed for a lot of this and her mouth Is filling with saliva from her sorrow and her delivery is so impeccable that you just can't help but be engaged the whole time It's like a six-minute monologue and I'm like wow She is just devouring this whole sequence It's a moment of confession where pearl realizes that her loved ones were correct when they told her to be content with what she had But now she has to live with that regret forever again Like how we see play out in X and how she was trying to warn the character of Maxine how she's gonna be just like her Again this dialogue this monologue moment It's a very thought-provoking moment that just highlights how deranged this woman is and how she's allowed herself to become How deranged she's allowed herself to become because she's allowed her desires and dreams to just simply corrupt her if Anything this movie shows that jealousy is definitely dangerous is a dangerous thing after all as for the aesthetic I cannot praise it enough the visuals are so rich and vibrant that early on it gives off a false sense of hope for Anyone going into the movie blindly, but then it takes a dark turn about five minutes later The aesthetic is so welcoming But then the narrative becomes progressively more twisted and unnerving that I couldn't help but just be so in awe by it all That contrast was definitely just something that was working and just kept kept being something that was very compelling about the movie One thing about 824 is that they are going to give you a memorable dinner dinner table scene And when I say that Pearl delivers that in more ways than one There's a sequence where Pearl's mother is trying to come for the Tony She's trying to come for Tony Colette's neck with her energy. That's what I was getting now mind you during this There's also thunder and lightning chiming in to add a lot of attention to the sequence It's a rewarding boiling point because Pearl and her mother are not seen eye-to-eye for the bulk of this movie The movie has wonderful pacing and never wasting out of his runtime I sincerely felt as though everything on screen was necessary Scenes that are there to get under your skin are allowed to breathe scenes that are intended to make you feel as uncomfortable as The character on screen are there in the situation are handled well And if you're afraid that this movie doesn't have enough gore don't worry because it has more than enough There's even a writing object that at this point I'm just like this is a representation of how sinister things are slowly getting in this farmhouse The costume designs are another put another plus or out pearl I really just dug all the knots to the Wizard of Oz the old-fashioned films in general all the way down to the amazing score That's featured in the movie I'll also have to add pearl on the top 10 list for best editing of the year Every performance was impressive even down to a person who didn't even have a single line of dialogue for my memory Their facial expressions will be enough to evoke sympathy out of you and feel for them due to the crazed character That's targeting them in pearl while I might prefer X as far as replay value anytime. I turn this on I'll know I'm in for a treat as well It's basically just different in its presentation because it's a character study But it retains all the qualities that made X so effective And I think that was gonna make this movie get over with a lot of people even if you come out of it thinking Hey, you know, I prefer X. This is a well shot movie. It's beautiful to look at me A goth again is a force to be reckoned with Ty West I cannot wait to see how you close this out with Maxine of a lot of this movie Just adds some context to a lot of the events now when you go back and watch X after and it will just make it all the more Rewarding when we have this trilogy to kind of watch in chronological order because now when it's all complete I definitely will watch Pearl first then X then Maxine because So far and the year just started but somehow Ty West he's gonna go out of this decade or This year even to with the best trilogy known to mankind for the decade anyway This is a great trilogy this movie of Pearl. I think I definitely do prefer The character study aspect of this over some of the narrative of X But but the presentation in the narrative of X is still something I think for me will have a lot more Replay value and something I will want to revisit a lot more Still all in all I have no real complaints with Pearl outside of again the characters outside of Pearl We're very one note one dimensional and That's really it Maybe some other maybe some other hiccups that of course will notice over several rewatches but I'm gonna give this movie a 8 out of 10 and If you guys have seen Pearl or if you haven't let me know what you guys think about this review Let me know what you guys think about Pearl if you've seen it already down in the comment section below and Are you excited for Maxine? Do you have any high hopes for Maxine? What do you prefer so far out of the two? Do you prefer X? Do you prefer Pearl? 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