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'Death of a Unicorn' review: A24's fantastical monster parable is rich in laughs and gore

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Summary
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60% Informative

Death of a Unicorn lays down a gory and goofy anti-capitalism parable.

Paul Rudd , Jenna Ortega , Richard E. Grant , Téa Leoni , Will Poulter, Jessica Hynes , and Anthony Carrigan play a cast of eccentric characters.

Director Alex Scharfman 's directorial debut is a movie that's hilarious, horrorific, and strikingly sincere.

Death of a Unicorn is a monster movie that is riotously funny, unapologetically dark, and ultimately heartwarming.

It's inspired by The Unicorn Tapestries from the Cloisters , Scharfman creates an amusing and cheeky twist on classic unicorn lore.

Where the film falters is in its exposition.

VR Score

44

Informative language

32

Neutral language

38

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

50

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

possibly hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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