42/40
Scenario
A fading celebrity takes a black-market drug: a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself
Ray Liotta was cast in the film in February 2022, but died in May of that year before his scenes could be filmed.
The bathroom mirror reappears intact after being repeatedly broken during the fight sequence
Dennis Quaid replaced him, but Liotta is still mentioned in the director’s “Thank You Notes” during the credits.
Elisabeth Sparkle: There was mild substance abuse
A special thanks in the credits goes to the many extras in the theater scene who were covered in blood.
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It was an enjoyable experience to watch, but the last 20-30 minutes got a bit silly and idiotic, lost their wit and subtlety, to say the least, and went into a completely stupid and disgusting scenario, completely pointless, especially when the message wasn’t exactly subtle and was obvious throughout the film from the premise itself, to be honest the point is that it could have ended on a much stronger note before the final change as it didn’t add nothing to what it was trying to say or show, not that that should stop anyone from watching it, it’s a good movie that will keep you interested from start to finish, but it should have been 20 minutes shorter.