THE WONDER Movie Review **SPOILER ALERT**

[@moonlily1]

The brother wasn't married. The brother was 12 or 13 ish. The "double love" of 'sister and wife' he referred to was implying that Anna was both sister and wife to him in his eyes.

[@TechnicJunglist]

Florence's shoulders must be sore from carrying these last two movies she's been in. It's giving me The Crucible meets Joan of Arc with Munchausen's. Lady Macbeth is a stellar film for anyone that hasn't watched it. Highly recommend.

[@TommyLellan]

I feel ya but she did anything but carry this one. The entire cast were excellent.

[@Smoove_J]

This movie is proof that I will watch her in anything. Since Midsommar she hasn’t found anything worthy of her talent.

[@wiinterflowers95]

@@Smoove_J Midsommar was awful. I highly recommend Little Drummer Girl, Fighting with My Family, A Good Person, Lady Macbeth, The Commuter. Just avoid her in the Marvel junk.

[@Smoove_J]

@@wiinterflowers95 seriously what the hell was that accent in Black Widow? I just watched a good person and she was amazing, but the movie was really depressing. Gonna watch some cat videos now.

[@wiinterflowers95]

Trust me @@Smoove_J it got worse when she pops up in Hawkeye. But she was great in A Good Person and the film itself is really great and made me respect Zach Braff (yes the dude from Scrubs directed it). When Pugh does films not slapped with the Marvel logo, she really shines. Her cooking clips are a high recommend too!

[@jentalksbooks]

"It's 19... 82?" - Joseph "It's 1882!" - Nick Hilarious! 🤣🤣🤣

[@jentalksbooks]

Just the way the lines were delivered struck me as funny.

[@fishjellyfilmreviews]

I really tried to get it right.

[@LadyMaeloraBeesbury]

"You think *I* know who that is??" 😂😂😂😂😂 omg Joseph is a national treasure

[@christy2235]

I could not finish this movie without falling asleep. I knew I could count on you to give me all the spoilers!

[@kellykelley2649]

oh wow - I added this to my Netflix list last night. They are promoting it - or the trailer really - as a horror film. I am glad I saw your review so I could adjust my expectations.

[@Smoove_J]

I was definitely hoping it would take a supernatural turn. The religious hysteria angle was just depressing.

[@filmgirlLisa]

Yeah this most definitely is not a horror movie. I mean it's just a slow drama. The movie sets up something that isn't there.

[@sunnygreenings4840]

This film with it's religious questions brought to mind the A+ St. Maude for me. It decided to encompass "miracles" into stories we tell ourselves (the way I look at belief), rather than explain religious ecstasy as an energy that simulates orgasm. (We do see Maude, literally or figuratively, in air.) I like both so much. Add St. Maude to your list--you won't be sorry.

[@LoneStarWomanInACajunWorld]

I agree with both of your ratings of it. I can honestly say what I liked about this movie is basically that the girl's life gets saved. I was very worried she was going to be killed off & it was a hard film for me. Basically the exploitation of this little girl & basically what she went through. To discover the beliefs behind why she was doing it & what her brother did. That she was sacrificing herself to save him within her beliefs. Just it was a trigger on some topics, but I felt so much relief when the little girl got saved & started her new life. However you do bring up good points about the ending for sure.

[@Aneets410]

Joseph I love your jacket! Amazing review too!

[@anthonystownsend]

Re: hair in statue. Yep it was her brothers hair, I too thought it was a spell or something. Also, the mother definitely knew about her two kids, she mentioned that she wouldn't feed her daughter cause she wanted both her kids in heaven. That moment made me real uneasy.

[@teachersparker]

My friend and I can up with an alternative twist… because it was during the famine, and there were a lot of unanswered questions about her brother, we thought the reason Anna wasn’t eating was because the family decided to kill him for his sin and save his body for food. Anna was not willing to eat her brother in the food served therefor went into fasting. So many signs led to this as the ending… they missed an opportunity there to make this truly a horror.

[@anthonystownsend]

@@teachersparker I like that twist, could also be why Florence's boyfriends family locked barricaded themselves in.

[@amberber4868]

Periwinkle is Nicks color, I love it on him. Or is it dusty blue…..very pretty! I love this review, I’ll be watching because Flo is just awesome.

[@angiemc8593]

In the book, Anne tells Lib she had told her mother and priest about the abuse after the brothers death. The movie really didn't develop the side characters well, but fantastic acting.

[@Lifesizemortal]

I love a good script doctor. The council being more aggressive definitely should've been something there to play up their seriousness about the so-called miracle

[@justlee4now449]

Nick is going to hell "Like Alicia Silverstone". 🤣🤣🤣🤣💀.

[@Pos608]

Can’t believe how many people are finding it boring. I couldn’t take my eyes away from the beggining, I found it riveting.

[@fucksampleclearance2106]

Is Florence not always typecast as the traumatized character? Love her, but damn, would love to see some more range.

[@nocontextwhatever]

Lol 😂

[@TheSacralHealer]

I agree , it’d be nice to see her venture out. Maybe a comedy or another genre we wouldn’t expect from her would be cool but also she does the traumatized character VERY WELL

[@KW-vy1rf]

She plays a much lighter character in Little Women and her Dune role will be different as well. Also if you watch Lady Macbeth which is incredible, she is much more Macchiavellian than anything. A tremendous performance, her best to date.

[@Genmariebuthod]

@@moondawwg Such an underrated movie! So sweet, and I loved how realistic the sibling relationship felt. Definitely not a tragic character in that!

[@clara-nt9rx]

She was comic relief in black widow.

[@starbug345]

I agree after watching this I bet the book would be interesting. I do think your adjustments to the story line could have helped.

[@veganpeace7890]

I do love Florence Pugh. I'll add this to my Sunday afternoon movie list! You guys both look so nice, I always love that color on Nick!!!

[@NightOwlandtheMoon]

Love this video, love you guys!

[@jentalksbooks]

Y'all look great!!! Ready for the review. 👌🍿🎬🧑‍🤝‍🧑📽🥤

[@michelledavis6399]

“1982” killed me. 😂

[@zethraelofteldrassil3149]

Not eating/fasting runs rampant throughout Catholic Church history, so this is intriguing to me. I am definitely looking forward to watching the movie. Your review was excellent!

[@sandyb1464]

How do you mean?

[@andreachaparro3742]

For Joseph: the lock of hair is from the brother. I'm guessing he gave it to her after their "marriage" as lovers/lovebirds used to do back then 🤢😩🙄

[@DanceFitnessChannel]

I assumed they were going to Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada because it's so much closer to Ireland and there were many Irish and Scottish immigrants there.

[@Noelito40]

SPOILERS AHEAD!... I think that visually it looked well, and the score (which is more sounds than music) is really interesting. I could see this score in a John Hillcoat film. Overall, I would agree that there were gaps in the narrative. The issue of how much the family knew about the abuse could have been explored further, but I would say that given the era, the family would not have ostracized the boy anyway, as they would have needed him to work on the farm. Also,. I don't think the brother was married, I think the "double love" was more brother and wife. I did have an issue with the casting of Niamh Algar. She seemed too old to be Anna's big sister. (I thought initially she was the mother's sister). In the end. I liked the way the film was wrrapped up. Lib and William had both lost their family, and Anna's family didn't value her, so for the three of them to start a new family together worked for me. I'd give it a 3 out of 5, for the look and for the way the story arcs of Anna and Lib were resolved. (And, as I'm Irish, I'm patrioticallly obliged to big the film up!!). 😁

[@WhytheBookWins]

Great review! I feel the same about the movie- liked it but didn't love it. The book was a slow burn, and there were times I wished it would pick things up, but I was still always engaged.

[@michaelwilliams-jp8kn]

1982-1862= 120 lol..y’all are hilarious..love the videos

[@tinkere7243]

I was glad NAN got to live, but it very much felt they all agreed to play pretend. When they were at dinner and there was a lot of weight to Nan taking the bite...meh. hallow. The journalist was flat. I agree, it needed tension, and less explanation on the valuable clues. it wasn't unwrapped, more plunked on the table. Flo was fab, I wished her better company and a happier ending.

[@stephlalalitta]

You think I know who that is No I'm breaking my own 4th wall Good job Damn y'all are so quick and epic.

[@damemarthafalker6738]

That 'Lady Macbeth' movie is the shit. Totally agree.

[@MadailinBurnhope]

I absolutely loved this movie

[@MadailinBurnhope]

my take on the meta contemporary framing / fourth wall breaking stuff is that the movie is challenging the viewer on how we tell and interpret Irish stories from a particularly Colonialist lense and through British saviour characters; that's what came through for me as a British person

[@richgranados11]

I liked Kila Lord Cassidy in this. However, her tooth falls out but later I see it back on her like nothing happened. Little stuff like that bugged me.

[@BookMaven9]

We really enjoyed this one. They mad me so 😡 angry! Love watching Ms. Flo any time any day.

[@growingheart8039]

Great video! 🌞

[@filmgirlLisa]

This movie for me was like a gorgeous big beautiful gift wrapped box with expensive wrapping paper and bow and you open the box and it's just a really nice candle inside. The framing was way too much heavy handed for what the story actually is.

[@gallowglass2630]

Its not the potato famine the potato crop failed,but it was the export of other crops that caused the famine

[@kimglass6727]

Thanks so much for watching this so I didn't have to.

[@whitleywhitley2280]

I am watching this movie now & one thing they forgot to watch for is when Anna had to go that a "dump"🤷🤷🤷all this time the nurse did not think to point out, of this girl is sh"tting so she is definitely eating food 😁😁😁but the movie maker forgot about this part

[@gcndc]

I am not a Florence Pugh fan so I found this movie really boring.

[@joannhowell582]

I think you missed the biggest clue. Buried in the "boring" middle, The bird and cage spinner toy the reporter gave her. "Is it in or out" : is it caged or free? She was caged by her brothers incestuous feelings, caged by her mother's blame that it was her fault brother was in hell. Caged by the council members each with their own agendas. Caged by religion that she is the sinner that must pay with her prayers and fasting. Caged by the towns people that would shame her if they knew. Caged by the fame she was receiving and her family's love once she did start fasting. Caged by her mother feeding her like a bird to keep her alive. Then, at the end, caged as the daughter of the nurse who lost her own daughter. Was she ever free? We all have our stories that we tell ourselves. The nurse justified kidnapping a child to fulfill her own loss.

[@MrPatrice637]

When it comes to one playing women on the verge of nervous breakdowns, Florence Pugh understands the assignment every time. It's wild but I think of 'Female Trouble' sung by Divine when I see her. "She's defecating somewhere." And you know it was smelling crazy in there 😂Definitely checking out this slow-burn and you're both looking fly as usual!!

[@gymnast1910]

It took me 3-4 sittings to finish this movie.

[@nocontextwhatever]

I believe this actually happened, for the most part

[@b.abouttowwn]

This movie was a good one! I really enjoyed this film, and although I agree that it lulled in the middle, I understood it to mean so much time had passed, and the backward-arse committee and the brainwashed zealot mother allowed her to wither, seeing the girl's life as a "sacrifice." What amazed me was the mother knew enough to sneak her food. Yet, allowing her to wither because her brother violated her. I was disgusted by the lot of them and their behavior and could not understand how the father appeared like a damn def mute with nothing intelligible to say except, she asked him to promise. The doctor, too, was an idiot. I was happy the nurse got her away from those freaks. Interestingly enough, the Nun was aware of the shenanigans but likely, out of fear, kept quiet.

[@jentalksbooks]

I 🍿 You Guys! I bought a travel cup and tote!

[@fishjellyfilmreviews]

🙏🏽

[@jonrazon7379]

Id rather listen to your review than the see movie...)

[@kellyhofmann3678]

Per usual, religion oppresses it's participants for their own greed. Done to death. I want to see a movie about pulling down their stained glass fortresses.

[@wiinterflowers95]

Florence Pugh was fantastic in this. I thought the little girl actress was good too and it's well shot. I definitely got more out of this than Don't Worry Darling which I was *NOT* a fan of.

[@AFFTFOMSICHTS]

That sex scene was so awkward 😂

[@sannahafiz7872]

this movie was soo underwhelming, and there wasn't enough symbolism to call it a thriller/deep movie.

[@scifibri2376]

I think I will skip this one lol!

[@ricover6392]

i dunno. i liked it!

[@saychicity5409]

Movie was so boring, I’m even getting sleepy watching the review

[@NobleAbsinthe]

I honestly just hated this movie. The film is mostly just watching Florence walk in on a dirt road, eat a bowl of rice, and listen to crazy people argue against common sense. It did illicit anger out of me because it was like, "fuck it just go home and fuck this entire backwater village." But the main character is a nurse who actually cares. The thing is the movie drags, and nothing impactful happens. Like I can't imagine this being anyone's favorite movie. Also this film is another one of those Netflix movies where the characters spend time just staring into blank space. I'm calling it the "Netflix stare." I saw it happen in Harrigan's phone, and some other film I can't be bothered to recall but it's where the main character just stares blankly at nothing and pretending to be deep in thought. The main character in this film legit burns down a house, and then she just....stares. It's meant to give a bit of intensity to the situation, but then she actually fucking burns herself because of it. I legit thought her burns were going to be used as a plot point, but it wasn't The village elders didn't even give a shit that she was hurtt, and even suspended her pay when she explains it was, "an accident." She didn't have to burn herself and even if she thought she needed to, she could have just burned herself downstairs instead of the second floor. I also don't understand the fourth wall break at the beginning and end. It legit adds nothing to the film. Reminding the audience that you're watching a film just comes off as pretentious. It wasn't a ground breaking thing like the Holy Mountain when being self-referential was a newish idea, it added nothing to the film. Overall the film was just boring and wastes your time. It's meant to serve as a period piece + psychological thriller, but it's not thrilling.

[@tatebauer]

film was way too long, predictable, visually nice, reminds me of north dakota but its ireland

[@michaelwilliams-jp8kn]

1982-1862= 120 lol..y’all are hilarious..love the videos