This was garbage.
The latest film from director Yorgos Lanthimos was not for me. Even a little bit. There were three basic stories with the same actors in different roles. None of them made any sense. It was a pretentious, obnoxious mess that lacked any narrative sense.
The actors involved are tremendous, but they do nothing for this film. Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, William Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, and Mamoudou Athie were in the film. They are great performers.
This film was mean-spirited, both objectified women and treated them poorly, and had things happen that (scenes involving abuse, rape, and misogyny) were both offensive and lacking any real meaning to the story.
This movie was way too long. I could not believe when the first story had credits come up on the screen because it felt as if nothing had actually happened. The story beats are scattered and convoluted.
This felt like a director who was hot off the Oscar-winning Poor Things who thought that whatever he would do would be beloved. This is not that. I really hated this movie.
0.9 stars
EYG- Embrace Your Geekness 
An excellent review. Wow I appreciate your honesty. This film has been praised by nearly everyone so it’s refreshing to see a balanced perspective. I’m looking forward to watching this movie mainly because of my love for “Poor Things”. Yorgos Lanthimos’ Oscar-winning film truly blew me away. It was original, risky and truly unlikely any movie I had ever seen. Emma Stone was extraordinary in the leading role. Since I loved that film so much, I’m really surprised that this movie didn’t work. Maybe Lanthimos did get carried away with the praise for “Poor Things”. Regardless, I will still watch it to see if I find any enjoyment. Thanks for the honest review.
Here’s my thoughts on “Poor Things”:
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I enjoyed Poor Things too. I hope you find more in Kinds of Kindness than I did.
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The trailer looked like garbage too, so I was avoiding this already, but your review just confirms my fears. Annoys me when big-name actors get attached to stuff like this as if there’s some Equity kudos for being in it. The trouble with art house stuff is that all too often they disappear up their own inflated egos.
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I had a guy on Twitter angry about the review. He said he was embarrassed for me. It does feel like the kind of movie that will be divisive and will have its supporters.
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