Review of Thoroughbreds (2018) by Jluis_001 — 22 May 2018

I don't find myself disappointed at all with this film, yet my opinion may sound like that. I'll elaborate.

Thoroughbreds is what I would call a dark mistery and suspense teen drama that engages you pretty easily. The story is well written, it's interesting enough and it's pretty well acted by its two young lead actresses; Olivia Cooke and Anya Taylor-Joy, although in my opinion, Taylor-Joy's work was more captivating.

Honestly I really liked the film, but I feel that it lacks attitude, it lacks brazenness, it wasn't sassy enough. And I say this because I'm taking into consideration the kind of story it's telling and the psychological profiles of the main characters. What they were planning and eventually where the film ends.

Let's say that I felt the story wasn't willing to explore a darker side or deepen in that darkness, even though I admit that it could fall into cliche, especially with two female protagonists. I just feel the film owed me more in that regard but that's just a personal expectation.

I've heard some people found it unpredictable but at least it wasn't for me. Beyond the fact that I wasn't sure if Taylor-Joy's character would end up doing what she did, it was evident that she was quite manipulative and parts of her resolution could be intuited.

But again, my personal expectations have no relevance to what was delivered and Thoroughbreds is a good film, an excellent proposal outside the mainstream and a great option for any film lover no matter the day.