The Substance

Some decent body horror, and a very interesting concept, but ultimately, the story line fell a little short.

I tried to like this movie despite its plot being obvious from the trailer. It could have been good. Instead, it was medicore at first, leading into a final act that I couldn't think up something more lame and laughable if I tried. Calling this visionary, meaningful, thoughtful or artistic is akin to an abstract artist who threw up on a canvas and people applaud the bravery. This could have, and should have, had a message to dwell on. Actually it did: "Don't believe the hype".

One of the worst movies I've ever seen. No redeeming value whatsoever!

Yuck. I just lost 2 hours of my life for this. I cannot fathom spending money or asking the actors they got, to make this. The idea/concept is actually decent and could have been a good film if executed well. The horror of aging for women, especially women in the public eye is a fun concept that hasn't been played with a lot in cinema, but whatever this was, was NOT the way to do it. That's actually what makes it even more disappointing. Even the body horror of this wasn't done that well. CGI is cheap and its cheap because it doesn't look great, all the practical effects were cool and this cinematography was definitely something I'm used to seeing in commercials not movies so that made it unique... at first, and then it just felt tiring and overwhelming to the senses in the worst way. Please save yourself and DO NOT WATCH THIS!!!

It was something to see- definitely worth one watch to see Demi back at it and acting. A bit gruesome and gory so don’t cook Italian and watch.

Qualquer pessoa em quase todos os momentos da vida já se sentiu insegura com a própria aparência e infelizmente muitas pagam um preço alto para se manterem no topo da beleza. A pergunta que fica depois de assistir a esse filme brilhante, é se estamos dispostos a sofrer as consequências como Elizabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) para sermos devidamente aceitos pela sociedade.

Absolutely ridiculous film!! Wasted 2hrs of my life.....what on earth was that??????? AWFUL!!!!

One of the worst movies I ever seen.

Una película extremadamente asquerosa... y créanme que es hermoso. Inteligente, perturbadora, sensual y entretenida hasta el loco fin, esta sustancia es la mejor cosa que el cine me pudo dar en 2024.

We watched this movie with much anticipation since Demi Moore received a Golden Glove for her role. I did like the premise of this movie. There is so much truth about the pressure for women to be young, to fall victim to this mysogynistic culture. The movie is elegant, modern and has great photography but not enough dialogue to make it great but it was close.