But occasionally, they can rise above their skeeziness to offer a surprising blast of bare-knuckle feminism.
Movies likeFaster, Pussycat!
Kill!,Ms.
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45, and Quentin TarantinosDeath Proofcome to mind.
Lutzs Jen initially comes off like a sexpot party girl attracted to the lifestyles of rich and not-so-famous.
Shes obviously aware of her power, if not the dark alleys it can lead her down.
Of course, this is no excuse for what comes next.
Then they push her off a cliff and leave her for dead.
But these goons underestimate Jens will to live and exact revenge.
The second half of the film plays out in a familiar turnabout scenario where prey becomes predator.
And Fargeat gooses things with expertly ratcheted scenes of tense ultraviolence and lurid suspense.
Toying with these archetypes can be tricky, to say the least.
