This Review Reveals Minor Details About the Plot.
New Jersey Girl
Plot Overview
Emily (Aubrey
Plaza) and Liz (Megalyn Echikunwoke) were friends through high school
and then art school HBS in Newark, New Jersey. Though Newark boasts
a burgeoning arts scene and a short commute to Manhattan for that
matter, Liz joined a competitive ad agency in L.A. after she graduated. Emily shared the same
sense of privilege, but because of an aggravated assault conviction
courtesy an acrimonious boyfriend, no support from an unsympathetic
step-father, legal fees from her court case, student loan payments,
living expenses, grandmother care, and low paid work, she was
unable to complete her degree, let alone find work in her field. She
followed her friend to L.A..
There she packed herself in, living
with an immigrant family to cut expenses, she applied for office work
and was rejected, and she ended up a contracted delivery girl for
a food caterer. She could watch the beautiful people eat in their offices.
A coworker
Javier Santos (Bernardo Badillo) returned an owed favor by giving
her a tip for a low level position in the underworld. She quit
herself well for Lebanese immigrant middleman Youcef Haddad
(Theo Rossi) who became her boyfriend to the chagrin of his cousin
and partner Khalil (Jonathan Avigdori.)
Ideology
Here is begun a criminal conflict with society à la, (Prov. 30:33) “Surely the churning of
milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth
forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.”
A continual aggravation over time can change a state of peace to one
of war like (liquid) milk changing to (solid) butter upon being churned.
An irritation to some critical area can be a provocation as wringing
the nose can make it bleed. In this movie Emily's fracas with a sap
she robbed resulted in a bloody nose nicely framed on her fair face. The meals
she delivered were placed in long pans covered with tinfoil,
then set into deep zippered totes with handling straps. They got carted
into businesses and lifted out to be set on tables or whatever.
One business in a high-rise had an out-of-service elevator, so they
had to schlep them up the stairs. Round and round the staircase
they went while the jostling & rocking transferred motion
to the food inside causing it to spill out into sloppy ruination.
It changed form as would milk into butter.
In this movie Emily was catholically dicked around by: kin, friends, school, government, businesses and even the dog … everybody—some in her past & some implied—until she just couldn't take it anymore, her lack of agency. Then when her boyfriend/business partner took a major hit causing Emily to lose her cut as well, she went over to the dark side becoming Emily the criminal at odds with society.
Production Values
“” (2022) was written and directed by John Patton Ford. It stars Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi, Megalyn Echikunwoke and Jonathan Avigdori. There was a cameo by Gina Gershon playing a successful exec. Miss Plaza portrayed her troubled character to a perfection in angst. We feel for the girl. The rest of the cast provided perfect foils.
MPAA rated it R for language, some violence and brief drug use. Nathan Halpern provided an appropriate, minimalist musical score. Jeff Bierman's cinematography was well developed. Editing was finely tuned. Runtime is 1 hour 37 minutes.
Review Conclusion w/a Christian's Recommendation
Just when we think the drama is at an end the police show up. We are left with the feeling that a little easing of the pressure on a hapless felon might work the wonders a trained constabulary is powerless to perform.
Movie Ratings
Action factor: Decent action scenes. Suitability For Children: Not Suitable for Children of Any Age. Special effects: Average special effects. Video Occasion: Good for a Rainy Day. Suspense: Keeps you on the edge of your seat. Overall movie rating: Three and a half stars out of five.
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