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harker’s review published on Letterboxd:
This review may contain spoilers.
hi chat ^__^ after a long letterboxd hiatus i am back to review MAXXXINE :33. this has been my most anticipated movie for 2 years and i was Finally able to see it today !!!! i have a lot of thoughts so buckle your seatbelts and get comfortable this will likely be a Lengthy one.
first off i want to say i can understand why people didn't like this one - it was definitely my least favorite of the trilogy and in my opinion the weakest. that being said i still Loved it so ^__^ it's a you problem if you thought this wasn't good. i just felt it was a bit disjointed at times - there were a few scenes that took me Completely out of things namely the scene where kevin bacon got crushed and the big scene with maxine's father. i felt a little like i had snorted 5 lines during those scenes and was not the Biggest fan of the storyline with kevin bacon as it felt a bit unnecessary to me. another critique i have is i wanted to get to know the other characters more - i was excited to learn more about lily collins' and halsey's characters but they had one scene and then died so it felt a bit lackluster in that area.
with my critiques out of the way i want to say i LOVED the way maxine's childhood and her traumas were explored. the scene with soapy thatcher ( my love <3 ) and the face mold was Delicious, i loved seeing a vulnerable side to maxine and how deeply she was affected by the happenings in x and by her father's influence. the callbacks to pearl and x were amazing and had me really excited and i think the cinematography was exquisite - the close ups on maxine's face and the way she was framed in so many of the shots felt almost claustrophobic and captured her unease really well. a few scenes namely the scene with the director we looked down at maxine who looked almost childish and i feel it really captured her vulnerable feelings and her Need for approval. i felt trapped alongside her at times and though obviously our traumas are not identical i could really relate to her.
i was SO excited when they revealed maxine's real last name and that they delved a bit deeper into her childhood. i had been So curious about that and was itching to learn more and while i wish we got a Bit more i'm very happy with what we did learn. i find maxine So interesting and i was So So Super excited that we got a scene with her father !!>!>!? i feel that some scenes with him were a bit Too over the top but they left me with a Lot to think about and i think that their complex relationship is truly delicious. i may come back to yap more about that later but this is already a novel and i do need to kind of piece together my thoughts on that. while i can see why those scenes may not land with people and not all of them clicked perfectly with me i was not disappointed by them and was super excited by them. also this may be a reach from me but the idea of maxine turning back to religion after the events with her dad is So delectable to me like Yes give it to me. ( referring to maxine thanking God in the interview. ) the scene where maxine kills her dad was a really impactful one to see - if you're squeamish i would be careful at that point the gore is Goring.
i was SO excited to see soapy and i squealed when her name came up. i wish she had more scenes but she was amazing in the ones she did have and i love her so bad. also ... i have to say ... the director ??? needed her Badly. my wlw senses were tingling with her and maxine ,, , just saying i am Certain that they fucked at least once. >__<. honestly i have more thoughts but these are the main ones for now !!! i know this is really really long but wanted to be thorough since i've loved this franchise since it came out and have been Anxiously awaiting maxxxine's release ! :DD
at the end of the day maxine minx served cunt for an hour and 40 minutes which is what i wanted to see. she truly is a star and mother to many. reminded me to do my affirmations - "i will not accept a life i do not deserve !!!!!"
