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'Opus' review: Ayo Edebiri and John Malkovich face off in offbeat thriller

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Summary
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66% Informative

Opus is a cult-centric popstar thriller that quickly falls apart.

It features hints of ideas about journalism and celebrity that never fully come to the fore.

The performances are mostly enjoyable, especially John Malkovich as the returning glam rock idol.

The biggest flaw in the film’s construction is the blurry boundary between what the viewer sees and what she sees.

The movie’s aesthetic shortcomings pile up the further it goes on.

There are certainly strange happenings in the movie's margins, á la Ari Aster's Midsommar .

Despite this disconnect, we’re expected to invest in Ariel 's attempts to convince Stan and the others that something strange is afoot.

The real tragedy here is that the premise of Opus has potential.

VR Score

53

Informative language

45

Neutral language

27

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

56

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

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