Cuties

3/16/2021

Right intentions, but rather awful execution. I'll start off by saying I do believe the intentions of the filmmakers were positive. There are undoubtedly minors being exposed to similar themes to that of the film, so it's imperative that people - particularly parents - are made aware of this. With that said, <em>'Cuties'</em> goes about it in entirely the wrong way. The message, which does become clear at the end, is to stop the exploitation of children - yet here they are doing just that. There are scenes and/or camera angles that simply should not have been filmed and shown. There is no need for certain shots. More should've been left for the viewer to work out, as opposed to shoving it into our faces and therefore practically doing what they are criticising. For example, they c

10/19/2022

If you have this any higher than a 1/10 you are a criminal & the F.B.I will be coming for you shortly.

8/11/2026

This movie has a beautiful and powerful message but is hard to watch at times. At its heart it's a coming of age movie with the protagonist finding her way between african/arabic tradition and western society hyper sexualised role models that both encourage and express expectations upon her what a woman is. And the realisation that she is still a child which is also the only time our protagonist smiles. The trailer really doesn't help the movie which is a shame because more people should watch it.

8/17/2026

This is not a family film, but it is not sexually exploitative. It's a story about a socially inept, naive girl making bad choices in her interactions with her peer group, escalating her behavior, and paying the price. She's coping with issues at home poorly. These actions are predominately NOT sexual in nature, despite what the recent manufactured outrage would suggest. Being hypercritical and attentive to the cries of 'child porn'... There was one dance where the camera lingered longer than I felt it needed to make its point. The dance on the stairs felt more "for the audience" than it did "for the characters" which admittedly feels weird when the dancers are 11 years old. And the final dance is probably the most "provocative", but it pretty skillfully acted as the climax where the