Director: Nathan Hertz
Year: 2025
Country: USA
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Body-Horror
Plot:
Desperate to lose weight, a photographer’s assistant decides to partake in a secret a model from a session indulges, which turns out to be a secret weight-loss drug that's not cleared for general use yet, and as she starts to see a change in her appearance, she realizes a dangerous creature is following her.
Review:
For the most part, this was a pretty solid and likable genre effort. Among the more likable factors involved with this one is the impressive setup that provides one of the more relatable and striking setups in the genre. Looking at the main girl through not just her job that keeps her around the high-gloss environment of fashion photography that keeps her completely overwhelmed by the beauty people that bring her anxiety to the forefront as a part of her job makes quite a bit of sense as to how she gets involved in the pill that starts everything, much like the constant food being included in her life that enhances those factors quite heavily. There's a great touch and build-up to the eventual reveal that it's built around the new drug being pushed in the community, which leaves this one with some fun starting points to get this going.
That brings about the solid second half when it all starts turning upside down as one of the side effects starts to take centerstage. Not knowing much about the way it worked and how it starts getting something dangerous hanging, there's quite a lot to like with the revelation about the creation of the doppelganger version of herself and how it all comes to disrupt her career and personal life. With the idea behind it bringing about a slew of effective scenes showing off the inherent change in a profound physical way that turns into a series of fun, violent outbursts when the others around her meet up with the strange being, this section creates a slew of intriguing and impressive visuals that work nicely as a whole while being patently based on another genre effort entirely. The concept, the visuals, the idea of what’s going on, and some of the setpieces are quite similar and built rather similarly, which constitutes a flaw for this one.
Overview: ****/5
A likable enough and enjoyable body horror effort, there’s a lot to like here, which will keep this one quite fun with just a few minor issues holding it back. Those with an appreciation for this style of genre fare, those who are curious about it, or who don’t mind the issues on display, will have a lot to like here, while most others out there should heed mild caution.
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