Metalhead

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Audience Member Pretty Good Not the Best But Pretty Good Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/10/24 Full Review Devin I went into this movie completely blind. Had seen advertisements for it for quite some time and have always wanted to see it. I had heard good things about it as well. For the first twenty minutes or so I felt like it was something I was not going to be into at all and for the most part I was right about that. There really isn't a lot of metal things or metal scenes in this film, although it seems to be the main theme of it. There are quite a few nods to some bands and towards the end the metal theme starts to intensify, but (in my opinion) it was not metal enough for the title of the movie to be called Metalhead. I enjoyed some parts of this movie, but for the most part found it to be very boring and lacking in substance. Its okay, kind of good sometimes, but certainly not great. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/24/23 Full Review Audience Member As a fan of metal music for most of my life, the premise of this film intrigued me. Not enough films are made around this genre of music, and few of its followers are treated sympathetically, so it was great to see a fresh take on the subject. Unfortunately, I found the film, overall, to be underwhelming. Lots of things happen, but it rarely feels like anything significant is being built up to. The lead character has a compelling reason for behaving the way she does, and her adoption of her new identity makes sense, but you never get a true sense of her character or what she really wants. Her personality can be boiled down to ‘outcast who wears black t-shirts'. The bullying she endures consists of a single weak insult that she immediately responds to, some of the decisions she makes are so extreme as to be completely unbelievable, and the film can't decide if what she's doing is a lifestyle change or an act of rebellion. I like how it was performed and shot, and of course its great to hear some songs I enjoy on the soundtrack, but I feel like nothing was fleshed out enough, and the film relied too heavily on the ‘sullen child who says little' trope, rather than doing anything truly ground-breaking. A decent film that could have been so much more. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member As fan of all genres of metal, this film is spot on in terms of soundtrack and dialogues discussing bands and musicians. The plot is quite interesting and the atmosphere created is really awesome. The main character and her feeling of "I don't belong" is something many people can relate to. And they don't portray her as always right. She can be infantile and immature as well. But that's the beauty in it. There is also some humour in it and the ending is satisfying Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member THIS IS NOT A PHASE, MOM !: The movie. Nice movie that portrays in a good way how it is that many times, through music or movies (or some other pleasure or hobby) we try to cover our pain and mourning. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member There's something so undeniably thrilling in being rebellious. Metalhead feeds the fire within those of us who are free spirited and follow our hearts. Although incredibly slow and not too exciting, the picture itself is full of character and the story is informative. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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