Materialists Review


Much weirder than I expected and delightfully so. Less Nancy Meyers than it is Mike Nichols. Was pitched to me as “Moneyball for romance” and that is still the most honest way I can describe it. A very patient yet straightforward story about people getting past their own logistical cynicism to be vulnerable and actually accept their self-worth. Song’s writing is much more theatrical this time around and characters are all pretty transparently ciphers but the actors are able to imbue it with an engaging lovable lyricism. This might be my favorite performance of Dakota Johnson’s thus far (at least in a film not directed by Guadagnino). B+

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