Review of Thoroughbreds (2018) by Jo F — 10 Mar 2018
"Thoroughbreds" (Anya Taylor-Joy, Anton Yelchin) is the darkly comic story of two high-school-age girls in a very rich Connecticut town who hatch an improbable scheme that neither would have carried out without the influence of the other.
It reminded me of Wes Anderson mixed with "Heathers." There's a lot of tense humor that goes down some very dark roads. It was all elevated by some of my favorite young actors, especially Anya-Taylor Joy (from "The Witch" and "Split") and Olivia Cooke (the title character in the great "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl").
Sadly, this was the last film by Anton Yelchin (Chekov from the new "Star Trek"). I liked everything about it, though this is a very quiet film with very little music and several wordless scenes (which might make it a better at-home movie than it was a theater experience).
A solid 8/10, but it's not for everyone. An older couple seated in front of us made a loud exit as Cooke delivered a lengthy monologue about an unfortunate death that I thought was hilarious.
This review of Thoroughbreds (2018) was written by Jo F on 10 Mar 2018.
Thoroughbreds has generally received positive reviews.
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