Review of The Assistant (2020) by Jluis_001 — 30 Apr 2020

I might get some **** for saying this but part of this film felt like a cheap narrative resource grab because the Me Too movement was in a very algid point when the film was produced.

And I say this not because I felt the film was bad but because it doesn't go anywhere. The approach is so slow and unsatisfying.

I liked the perspective because it usually doesn't get exposed in this way but it also feels too minimalist for its own good.

I mean it exposes the toxic environment women have to face in the workplace but it doesn't further the discussion at all.

So in a way I kinda wonder why a story like this one that needed more depth doesn't go to the places in needs to go.