THE FRONT ROOM Movie Review **SPOILER ALERT**

[@tunedelaghetto]

I spent like the first 20-30 minutes of this movie in awe at how good Brandy still looks.

[@yasinradee]

It creeper me out seeing her face not moving. Too much botox. And she is so beautiful. She doesn't need filler.

[@bo2720]

Brandy didnt age at all! But her film choices aged before their time 😂

[@ChristinaJackson-w9w]

It looked like she had botox in her cheeks or something

[@TheBearAspirin]

Once ol' girl moved in, I was waiting for Solange to tell Belinda "the boy is mine"

[@diesellove]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@portiablakey76]

I laughed through the whole movie I thought It was supposed to be a scary movie so the trailer was very misleading to me 😂😂😂 every time she said balinderrrr I couldn’t stop laughing

[@Samantha-w3x]

Dis movie got me DEAD😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂- dat old lady wicked as hell😂😂😂😂😂I’m been laughing for an hour😂😂😂😂😂

[@amyareed1640]

I feel like they coulda done so much more with this movie . Half the movie was just bout her sh*tting up the house 😂😭😭😭😭

[@commandZee]

Kinda nuts how pop culture icons are so quickly forgotten. Brandy was huge once...remember Kobe Bryant took her to prom.

[@robotzombie4754]

She just stopped and let her career sink,had she been going she would have been bigger than beyonce

[@ladybug0211]

​​​@@robotzombie4754No she was making music after the 90's but she had her daughter at 23 y.o. So she decided to focus on that. Also her stylist at the time Kim Kardashian and assistant Khloe Kardashian stole money from Brandy's mother. And then Brandy's brother Ray J, decided to date Kim and then there was the sex tape. A couple of years after that she did a reality TV show with her family that caused more issues. But she had made albums every 2-5 years. Also Brandy grew up in church and her mother/manager was pretty strict. She has always focused on her vocal ability and skills outside of singing, like acting and producing.

[@blacknbougie8021]

If you somehow "forgot" about Brandy you're probably a child or a teen. Millenials never forgot her. She's literally in the playlist of our lives.

[@traiday28]

She wasn’t forgotten in the black community

[@drewchase6577]

That's just kinda life.

[@Fireywhiteboi]

I've seen so many bad reviews for this movie. I haven't taken time to write my full review, but i loved this movie. I hope we get a prequel about her husbands childhood with his mother kinda similar to Pearl

[@KenyaTST]

Just left the theater and ran to this review to make sense of what I just saw. Lol

[@tsujic166]

I wanted to see this review so badly. I used to be a home health aide for old people. The stories...

[@scifibri2376]

I interpreted the title "The Front Room" as where back in the 1800s that is where they would display the body upon death because they didn't have many funeral homes back then. This also dates back to ancient Rome.

[@LaFlor718]

Every time I read the comments here I’m always so happy to see that Nick and Joseph have such intelligent viewers! I either learn something new or am reminded of something I read ages ago.

[@Guccicaskets]

1 hour and 40 minutes of an old women going poopoopeepee

[@ocky88]

Way more than that happens.

[@Guccicaskets]

@@ocky88 hmm explain. I mean she’s racist & bites a baby. Then what??

[@jennmoslek921]

I swear I learn about more movies that I've never even heard of from this channel! 💜 Y'all!

[@js7dragon]

They may not be marketed to you. It’s sad that this happens too often.

[@MusikkFreak27]

@@js7dragon the scat wasn't enough for you?

[@beingL]

I think this film has some good religious elements as it in itself is super natural in a way. Notice how before Solange came along Belinda didn’t think of herself as a mother. Solange brings the Mary mother energy but destructive in a way. Then when Solange is gone Belinda makes this statement about how she’s truly happy with her career (not motherhood). And who is that lady at the funeral who gave Belinda the sly smile? What happened with the sister? Is Norman a twin about to have twins? Will one of those twins die through those mysteriously open windows? Where is that chair going to end up?

[@b.tiwari1121]

Indian mother-in-laws make Solange look like a day at the park. 😎

[@holitron]

😹

[@imaneightiesbaby]

So I hear! 😅

[@JodiAdams-e7n]

OMG you guys are my favorite movie reviewers !!!! 😁 I can't wait for the scary Halloween movie reviews..

[@That_guy_antony_ware]

I love the “that’s nick” inflection in your voice haha.

[@Ghostly8alls]

The only reason I'm watching this is because I love brandy 😭 Another great review thanks guys!!!

[@ohemmehey561]

You guys are my favorite channel right now. Very much a comfort watch channel, you two are adorable and hilarious. Also I can’t be bothered to watch most movies since most of them are bad. Thank you for your service 🙏

[@LexisReadz]

Just finished this with my movie watching bestie and I actually really enjoyed this! I feel this was released at the perfect time. This feels very gateway into Halloween

[@AnaMusings]

I haven't watched the movie (and based on your review I don't think I'm gonna, so thanks for that :D), but another idea that popped up in my mind as a potential explanation for the "Front room" significance would be ...a mask? or keeping up a clean, tidy, presentable room for the guests or as a literal front, while the true shape/state of the house is (sometimes) completely the opposite... like Brandy's character being a mother, a teacher to the world but actually hiding her '"deed"? If you mentioned this and I missed it, sorry - I thought it was an alternative idea :) Also, big fan, I love your reviews and interaction, I always watch your videos and feel like you supplement my need of conversation about movies that I cannot get enough of in my offline life so I feel like I'm with friends, just chatting about what we liked/disliked about what we saw :) love your content 💓💓

[@rickrische557]

"Sure. Right. It's never right to kill." LOL

[@ItsTifahTifah]

I just wanna know why balinda thought it was bright to give yhe baby the downstairs room

[@moviereviewrelay]

Front Room. The absurdity is the point. Great review as usual !😃

[@loridarkpool3631]

The trailers made me think Solange was going to switch bodies with Belinda.

[@clandman]

Sooo basically this is a gross version of Monster In Law with JLo if Jane Fonda was crazy religious, incontinent, and wants to drive JLo crazy and JLo just decides to kill her. There’s nothing sinister involved. Guess I’m canceling my ticket for tonight lol.

[@ElliotStevenKATZ]

Hilarious take. I'm canceling too

[@davidanthony1992]

It was an enjoyable film, the actress who plays the mom did an insane job

[@anitaknight3915]

I went to go see strange darling instead when reviews said nothing special and that it was a disgusting comedy rather than horror.

[@mimiM1970]

It was literally this lol

[@MusikkFreak27]

no literally. i had it 🏴‍☠ and the awkward laughs in the audience were felt

[@Johannym]

Congrats ok 40K!! 🎉🎉

[@fishjellyfilmreviews]

Thank you!! 😁

[@tonyortiz1890]

I will always support Brandy, so Thanks guy's

[@henryardoin8513]

Was going to wait to leave this comment, but can't. I am so stoked for Demi Moore's new film THE SUBSTANCE " Tiff review's are loving it. Can't wait for you guys to review this one!!👍💯💯😻

[@jagalan1290]

Nicks “it’s never right to kill” look has me in stitches 😂

[@That_guy_antony_ware]

I have to say I agree with all said on this movie. I did not enjoy it as much as I thought I would, but that’s also because I felt the trailer was very misleading. If I can describe the feeling, I kinda felt like I had a taste for chicken and I went to get chicken but they only had fish left is how I felt 😂. I LOVE the dynamic of you guys. New subscriber and fan 😊

[@SSSS-wq4vn]

Damn. Lol. I hope it’s worth it.

[@anitaknight3915]

Yeah the trailer made it look like it'd be an interesting thriller horror type of film you'd expect.

[@PawsomePalsPetService]

I am glad I didn’t see any trailers because I left the theater loving this film.

[@Snowblackbruja]

Just stopping through to let you both know how much I love you guys and your reviews. You’ve become my new ASMR fix. I find myself watching your hilariously accurate movie reviews before bed, because your voices are so soothing. I watch you even when I don’t want to see a certain movie. The knowledge of films and actors and actresses are top tier. I love the facial expressions and jokes. I’ve literally been coming to your channel before I see a movie. I don’t mind the spoilers, just here because I love to hear what you guys think about movies! You’re like my favorite uncles in my head! Love you guys

[@fishjellyfilmreviews]

❤️

[@bjanderson_09]

Been waiting for this movie since they announced it in 2022. I love Brandy so much!!!!

[@melissavankirk9499]

I know you don’t really review tv shows, but you should consider watching Interview with the Vampire. It is one of the best shows out right now.

[@alasharper7344]

All Brandy's character cared about was getting that bag. She was like damn yo racist ssa, when can I hold sum'n 😂

[@AdamWasHere]

Saw it last night at an early screener here in Austin and unfortunately I hate to say, I DID NOT care for this at all. The old woman, step mother “antagonist” character was more obnoxious and annoying that anything at all. I thought I was going into a thriller, when it fact, it felt more like a comedy and the story goes just as you’d predict, nothing surprising, no real payoff. This has to be the first A24 release for me where I felt underwhelmed.

[@brbaic9364]

Idk how anyone could see the trailer and not get strong black comedy vibes from it.

[@MelodicsWorld08]

@@brbaic9364EXACTLY. Whoever this person is has been commenting this everywhere. I can understand that’s your opinion, but I think you never saw that second trailer 😂

[@wanya_telborn]

Word

[@AdamWasHere]

@@MelodicsWorld08 I saw the first trailer only and remember it coming off more as a thriller. I try to avoid too much marketing if I can.

[@anitaknight3915]

​@@AdamWasHerei agree, the 1st trailer i saw made it seem like a thriller then i saw a longer preview in theatres recently which made it seem like it had racial/religious undertones to it but nothing to indicate itd be a dark comedy film or predictable. No reviews praised it thus far only the actress Kathryn performance. So i instead went to see strange darling.

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

You making the point that Katherine Hunter looks more racially ambiguous made me think that the plot twist would’ve been Katherine not only being a supernatural murderer/witch but was a white passing biracial woman who is Norman’s biological mother and her hatred for Belinda comes from Belinda being a darker skinned black woman, that could’ve been a great twist and commentary on the topic white passing, colorism and internalized self-hatred/anti blackness. Big missed opportunity

[@LaFlor718]

Wow that would have been amazing! Can we find someone to make this movie happen?!

[@Kevin-rg3yc]

@@LaFlor718I’m thinking Rebecca hall the way she handled the complex subject matter of white passing for her film passing I feel she would’ve done a great job with this film, by adding in more supernatural/psychological horror elements

[@LaFlor718]

@@Kevin-rg3yc oh wow you are spot on. She is a very talented actress and director. Also I really expected some supernatural elements in this film and I would have been so let down if I went to see it in theater and discovered it is just an odd horror comedy with poop jokes. Some nuance regarding race relations, the sordid past within America and some witchy elements would have been a fantastic film to watch. I appreciate your insights.

[@docsaico]

Wow. Hearing the recap of the movie really surprised me with how tame it is. Like you said, the trailer made it seemed much more, uh…grand? Supernatural, like you said, Rosemary’s Baby vibe or something. Strange.

[@anitaknight3915]

Yeah that trailer was misleading and a lie it seems just like how they manipulated people that the new crow would be like a reimagining action film. I expect this one to bomb after the first week of reviews. Viewers expect unique thriller horrors from A24 not odd gross comedy. Immaculate movie ending gave me Rosemary's baby vibes.

[@imaneightiesbaby]

​@@anitaknight3915VERY well said 👏🏾

[@shay6498]

I liked this one and I wanted even more from it, just like you guys said! Like the supernatural element - The scene where they touch Brandy's belly with her C-section scar and when she looks in the mirror to take the bandage off the stitches are gone? and Solange claims that they healed her...? and then the necklace scene too! I want more of what that all was about

[@henryjones29]

I enjoyed it...weirdly enough it was short and sweet. I did think there should've been a fight scene and that it would've worked better if she wasn't pregnant for a third of the movie. Also, the ending was crazy.

[@heavenly5523]

Great review guys! I was very confused and curious about the thumbnail why does she have what looks like blood all over her mouth? Seeing her face made me think it was a vampire or cannibal movie

[@PawsomePalsPetService]

I was so thrilled to see Brandy back on the big screen.

[@araineacutebrownnurse7315]

Brandy is dang near 50 , she looks GOODT! Do you hear me , GOODT! This movie could have been so horrifying

[@TechnicJunglist]

I'll catch this on streaming because i do like the cast, and i never miss an A24 film. Bring on all the Eggers! Thank you guys

[@holitron]

I liked the movie.. there were paranormal elements to the movie… her stomach healing and the baby eating when she kills solange. It had a lot of interesting ideas. The movie seems misunderstood. It felt like there were demonic undertones as well with the sheer grossness, the bite mark. I think they were trying to possess the baby which was heavily hinted at

[@henryardoin8513]

They could have thrown in some witchcraft from Granny and Brandy could have fought back with her own Voodoo! Something witchy. Brandy's hair looks good though. Hahahahahahahaha"😅😅😂🤣🤣🤣👁️👅👁️

[@dawan101]

It was good just shoulda been longer. I wanted more craziness like her really being possessed

[@njt002]

I think it's funny A24 made a comedy movie look like a horror film in the trailers. I laughed midway through the movie when I realized this.

[@ChristinaJackson-w9w]

M - E -DOUBLE S... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sakinabennett9927]

agreed with yalls critiques…the trailer/description was misleading, and the antagonist wasn’t actually…….antagonistic enough lol. i thought the pacing was too slow, and the husband was terribly written. also, was brandy’s prosthetic stomach distracting anyone else 😣 it looked so wrong!

[@lillieknight]

I like the sound of this movie and Brandi was great in the trailer, especially when she said “she got what she deserved.” Also when she corrected the pronunciation of her name. Thanks for this great review.

[@ytaylor263]

I literally laughed out loud multiple times, don't take it too seriously.

[@kingghxstgaming]

I feel like we got too many cult movies nowadays, this was different and funny 😂

[@AC_Anderson]

Nick face is so funny when Joe is explaining the plott lmao. I love nick

[@anitaknight3915]

Their faces in the thumbnail immediately let me know this wasn't all that and underwhelming lol.

[@js7dragon]

Sleep with one eye open, Joseph. Lol @ Nick’s reaction

[@gregjones1202]

Oh wow, great review guys!!!

[@Anthonycheesman33]

A24 really is king of promoting one movie and giving us something totally different lol . Mother the witch civil war and a whole bunch of other movies .imma be honest I thought the old lady was black in the trailer .

[@Lilboozibert]

She definitely looked and presented mixed to me too.

[@missleelee7232]

It was ok...I luv me some Brandy❤ the step mom made the movie😂

[@Oonagh72]

Maybe the sinister idea in the movie is that dude married a chick just like his stepmother.

[@roughneckjihad1003]

I have to think that the story was written about a white family and Brandy got the job. The role it played by a white couple with a racist aging stepmother wouldn’t warrant much of a response. It’s problematic when characters are race swapped but the script doesn’t reflect the realities of race. Then you have black folk behaving in inauthentic not representative ways.

[@michellewilliams5533]

Love Nick's jokes 😂

[@IamKayRenee]

Not me going to look up Brandy’s age to see how old Joseph is 😂 You guys look no older than earlier 30’s late 20’s 🙌🏽💛

[@LMason-qd7sq]

Did you guys talk about your ideas/thoughts on the subtext? Did I miss it? I'm curious to know what you think. I was reading some of the comments and I like the ideas of what some have mentioned about the thoughts behind the title. My interpretation or the thoughts the story inspired in me: the "front room" makes me think of "forefront". The priority. Room for the future is being sacrificed by having to prioritize the past. I thought it was odd that they'd make the nursery in the front of the house away from them. Thinking about that now too, a nursery is usually close, while a nursing home is often away. Interesting. Although I haven't yet seen the movie (I used to hate spoilers, but your reviews actually make me want to watch movies more), I think it makes sense that Belinda isn't necessarily directly confrontational (except for the end) because it seems like she and her husband want to move on--they don't want to emotionally/psychologically invest in the past anymore. Both seem over it. The dinner table scene makes me think of it's like a pacifist response--but as in giving the old woman a pacifier. Belinda's postpartum seems satirically more for the old woman than the newborn. I wonder what Belinda's new teaching job is. I also think it's interesting that the mother is a step-mother for Norman. I like it actually. There's a relationship to this burdensome past but he's disconnected from it in many ways.

[@ocky88]

I’m also really glad they didn’t take the easy route and go full Rosemary’s Baby or full on demon possession. It really makes you wonder how much of it was Belinda having postpartum mental health issues and how much of it is genuine evil and supernatural forces. Apartment 7A already gave us a poor Rosemary’s Baby story. I enjoyed this movie much more.

[@wanya_telborn]

Great review sounds like I may skip this one ❤❤❤❤😊

[@puspavelai8353]

Joseph's perspective benefits someone, like me, enough to be, questioning! So, genre is *psychological/Horror/Thriller...☹in form?* Depends, how it translates/flows on screen to 'fit' that box - this premise does seem, uhm a floundering at it🤣☺

[@Tayishas_Facts]

I hated everyone in this movie lol that was torture because I agree don’t kill her whatttt tf just put her where she needed to go elderly home or psych ward pronto lol so frustrating

[@domleah1987]

Just looking at the thumbnail I know my boys are going to readddd🤣🤣

[@Dhhtyu4566]

I love brandy so much I want to see her succeed

[@jelambertson]

This movie was supposed to be a horror movie which it wasn’t but it was somewhat entertaining anyway. At least I knew what was going on the whole time.

[@drewchase6577]

It was a Tubi film

[@Joliepolieolie]

A 3/5 surprised me actually. I walked out of this movie thinking it was a M E double S Mess. But I did laugh a lot so at least there was that.

[@nilesengerman8263]

Belinda going off vs. having her crazy moment is a tad different. She was cradling her baby with crap all over her and didn't even flinch! That to me, was nutzzz.

[@MissGelly]

Not Mrs Figg from Harry Potter being nasty! 😮

[@christinelewpew2332]

Brandy is gorgeous. I did like how this movie compared the elderly to a newborn. two sides: one is innocent and doesn't have the capability and we are most times "happy" to wipe their poop and the other has lost their capability and its seen as a nuisance / bother / disgust . Also they could have put a diaper on her much sooner?! lol

[@JB-NB3884]

Just saw the movie this afternoon. This movie was a hot ass mess, but as always still appreciate yalls pov on it!

[@hotchocolategirl1der]

"She makes good bundt cakes, that's why we're here." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@axellboy33]

Good job guys

[@bjanderson_09]

I saw this and thought it was today! Glad it’s not being spoiled this early. 😂

[@AntsMovies]

Thanks for the review I thought this was more funny than horror

[@chellbell7899]

I haven’t walked out of a movie in awhile. This movie sucked. I can’t do the poop and fart stuff

[@JaceingtonSteele]

I need that T-shirt🥰😁

[@rogermazuca4582]

I wish Brandy could've just simply told the mother in law, You need to give it up had about enough It's not hard to see The boy is mine, I'm sorry that you, Seem to be confused He belongs to me The boy is mine 😂😂

[@bjanderson_09]

I may have to wait to watch this review, however!

[@smokeysmama1786]

The movie was more funny than scary commentary was great 👍🏽

[@ocky88]

I actually liked this movie. In a year full of stale and uninspired horror movies, this was refreshing. It is hard to use that term for a movie with some much gross body horror, but at least it wasn’t a boring remake. I loved the performance of the older woman. I also like the dynamic between the couple and the fact that they didn’t make the husband clueless and frustrating. This movie hit on a lot of themes, but one of the MOST impressive parts is that they depicted the postpartum period realistically. I hate when movies have a woman give birth and then the actress takes the belly prosthesis off and suddenly skinny again. 😂 I also like that it set the stage for why they would bring the mother into the house. My only complaint is that we didn’t need the final reveal. That could have been left as a “did she do it?”

[@macebluemoon369]

Spider/praying mantis. OH MY!

[@paisley9782]

The look between 10.55 and 11.00 - 😂

[@baseballfan21100]

Just saw this! Some of the visuals were interesting like the mother and child part…overall though 8/10 and made me not want to deal with old people 🤣

[@spongebob266]

Wtf 8/10 are you insane. More like -8/100

[@tamarakarlas1]

“Why’d you bite the baby?” 💀💀💀 23:12

[@BeautysBlueprint]

The movie was so bad I left the theater feeling offended.

[@178fluffy]

are you all reviewing Rebel Ridge?

[@collinmiller4721]

The premise and execution of this film are just entirely baffling. So bad.

[@TheBaba1920]

Not the "nice nasty" grandma

[@lisa-lisa-lisa]

im thinking how does this black lady get into the daughters of the confederacy?

[@Gains_Monsoon]

I enjoyed it up until it ended abruptly. There was all these things happening to make you expect something super natural or that the old woman had special powers, but it turns out the old woman was just an asshole.

[@xx_boen_xx]

I was gonna come here and disagree but after reading the comments I think I see why I disagree. I really enjoyed the movie and while i don’t think it was a Scorsese masterpiece, i thought it was still interesting and well-executed. But I also never saw the trailer. Only thing I knew walking in was that it starred Brandy. So seeing these comments about how they felt mislead by the trailer helps me understand these takes. I also liked a lot of the symbolism in this movie, or at least my interpretation of it. The scene where she was dressed as the Virgin Mary with her 6 tits out, especially. I interpreted it as she sees herself as a vessel for God, when in all actuality, she’s just a Golden Cow (shown by the multiple tits). Wasn’t a huge fan of some of the gross out, because a lot of it felt unnecessary, but then again, i’m sure grossing out the viewer was the director’s intention in the first place. Overall, solid 7/10. I enjoyed it all the way through, but it definitely won’t be a glowing recommendation lol

[@djlopez33]

Yesss!!

[@kimberlyrobinson1978]

I think imma watch this one 🤔

[@lovlyree]

I enjoyed this movie. 5 out of 5 for me.

[@ItsTifahTifah]

Such a odd movie 😅

[@ElliotStevenKATZ]

Saw this today. What a wild mess. The score was crazy and reminded me of Malignant. #Berlinder