If you follow the instructions, what could go wrong?
I saw The Substance last week, and was really impressed with how horrifically original it was. I'd seen Demi Moore discussing the film on The Graham Norton Show recently, but was still surprised with how gory and bloody it was. The gore wasn't due to a serial killer, it was more self-inflicted, but it was magnificently messy none the less.
If you haven't seen the film yet, and want to be surprised, don't go to the films IMDB page. I went in preparation for this post and was surprised how much they gave away through the many images that were posted. The Substance introduces us to Elisabeth Sparkle, a fading celebrity who only seems to be able get work hawking exercise videos,
After Elisabeth hears Harvey, the company's owner, planning to replace her with a younger model, she takes a black-market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself. What could go wrong. Ray Liotta was originally cast in the role of Harvey, but replaced by Dennis Quaid after Liotta's death. Although Quaid bugs the shit out of me these days, he was disgustingly good in the role.
Although the gross out scenes were memorable, I thought the most haunting scene was actually the opening. The passing of time over Elisabeth's sidewalk star was incredibly haunting, and really set the tone for what was to come.
The film also introduced me the French and Spanish actor and director Hugo Diego Garcia. Garcia doesn't have a big role, but he is apart of a memorable sequence in the back half of the film. He also gives us a peak of his hot and hairy heinie when he talks to Elisabeth on the other side of the bathroom door. Garcia's been acting professionally since 2018, and some may recognize him from his recent turn on the Hulu series, Death and Other Details.
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