Sunday, November 2, 2025

The Review: The Substance


The Substance 2/10


I watched this movie this past weekend. Its not for me. The older I get I realize that there are certain things that are not for my weird ass demographic. I'm an old Black dude that likes random, nerdy, dark, funny, strange shit. This movie felt like it was made for women or those that identify as women or to make men that don't understand how women are viewed in the world as they get older. It hit me over the head with a hammer with this. I get it. I know it. I don't understand it in the way a woman would because I'm not one. This is about an actress that just turned 50 named Elisabeth Sparkle. She gets into a car accident and is given information about this new drug that has a lot of rules. She takes it and a younger girl climbs out of her body, becomes a star, and breaks the rules because they each get a week in society and a week out. By the end of the movie she becomes a fucking monster that gets blown up. I was so glad when this movie ended. I liked the way it looked. Each scene went on minutes longer than it needed to. I couldn't believe how long they dragged on and was pissed when I saw how long this was. No need for me to watch this again or read more about it.


Demi Moore as Elisabeth Sparkle

Margaret Qualley as Sue

Dennis Quaid as Harvey


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