In 1918, 61 years before the events of X, Pearl, trapped on her family’s isolated Texas homestead, must tend to her infirmed father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations and repressions collide.
- Released:
- Runtime: 120 minutes
- Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thrillers
- Stars: Mia Goth, Tandi Wright, David Corenswet, Emma Jenkins-Purro, Matthew Sunderland, Alistair Sewell, Lauren Stewart, Amelia Reid, Todd Rippon, Gabe McDonnell, Grace Acheson
- Director: Ti West
Comments
- thomasubieda - 2 July 2024
Pearl
A prequel worth every second. Psychological horror with a small touch of slasher, well executed and narratively well done. Pearl is a film spectacular in its approach. Ti West once again surprises with his great filmmaking level.
Mia Goth is the movie itself. What an interpretation, what a character and what a talent. Goth has the character of his life and he did it phenomenally. Incredible what he can do, how he can change his expression in a few seconds and that synchronicity with each scene. Our protagonist takes you through a swing of emotions and quite interesting psychological characteristics. It enriched the character and the birth of madness was demonstrated. Mia Goth left us very memorable scenes that deserved awards.
I thought Tandi Wright was very excellent in her role as Ruth. Having another very remarkable scene that leaves you speechless. He added his magic touch to nourish the experience of the film.
The color tonality, the photography, the staging, the makeup, the soundtrack, the costumes and that change of scale between scenes are excellent, each point deserves its applause!
Pearl is a film that covers the psychological theme from a unique perspective and Mia Goth made it spectacular. This growth of the loss of sanity is well executed, in addition, that narrative emphasis with the pig and the character of Pearl is masterful.
Dreams, youth, love, desire, lust, envy, innocence, and blood are synonymous with Pearl. Mia Goth gives you that and more.
More than recommended. It's not the best film, it doesn't have a lot of blood, but from a psychological point of view it's a gem.
Perhaps the only negative point was that unlike its predecessor, this one is not in the same genre. The plots are different and so is the plot.
Insert Pearl's expressions in the credits. - jared-25331 - 7 June 2024
Mia Goth has arrived!
The fact that this movie came out the same year as X (2022) is just phenomenal. After watching this movie, it's just as good as X (2022).
Positives for Pearl (2022): The central performance of Mia Goth as the title character of Pearl was absolutely phenomenal and it's up there with Toni Collette's performance in Hereditary (2018) and it's just as infuriating that she wasn't even nominated for an Oscar for her performance. Ti West's filmmaking and influences from older movies was absolutely perfect from start to finish. Also, this movie was my introduction to David Corenswet who will be playing Superman in Superman: Legacy (2025). And finally, the kills in this movie are fantastic.
Overall, Pearl (2022) was another home run for Ti West and it has some excited for when I eventually watch MaXXXine later on this year.
