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she was real af for having a costume change in the middle of it for no reason

Review by billythegoat ★★★★★ Liked

First Act :
“oh this is camp”

Second Act:
“Oh this is dark”

As the credits roll:
“OH this is brilliant”

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If you like psychological thrillers, this is the film for you! Well, maybe not, but I swear it's worth giving a chance. Natalie Dormer and Naomie Harris are simply impeccable in their roles! I truly felt both of their pain. This story is based on a play, so it's very dialogue heavy. I will it, a little over halfway through, I was thinking to myself... what is even happening here? It's not often a film will take me completely by surprise. This is one of them.

Review by raquel ★★★

me when i get my lick back.

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The Wasp never shakes off its stage play origins, but there are moments when that works to its advantage. The plot is so twist-heavy and full of coincidences that it’s at its best when Naomie Harris and Natalie Dormer push and pull each other with increasing theatricality. With a flowery script and uneven direction, the film only really succeeds on the backs of those performances. Their chemistry creates a gray area where it’s not possible for the audience to choose between right and wrong; who you root for depends solely on how badly you hold a grudge.

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the craaaaaziest episode of catfish I’ve ever seen

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Contrived; engaging; short; stagey; talky; twisty; unlikely; unsatisfying.

Review by hyeristorm ★★★★ Liked

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A quintessential “go in blind” chamber piece, helmed by two fantastic leading ladies – Naomie Harris and Natalie Dormer. These two actresses are criminally underrated! We do not highlight enough their versatility, as they both give excellent performances in The Wasp. I was locked in and fully engaged with this two-woman show. It started off campy, then swerved into darkness with ease. It’s shocking, so sensitive viewers should proceed with caution. Nothing is as simple as it seems, so I liked how it unravelled the layers and slowly gained an understanding of the metaphorical elements. I could watch Harris and Dormer spar all day; their energies were perfectly complementary to…

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Sometimes there are choices that need to be made. Choices between kindness and cruelty.

Oh, girl. This little tale of vengeance goes to some unexpectedly dark places. On the surface level, it’s a simple story about a scorned woman wanting revenge on her abusive and cheating husband. On a deeper level, it’s much more (I won’t spoil). It’s an extremely talky thriller that’s never boring. And it’s never boring because both actresses are phenomenal. 

Naomie Harris and Natalie Dormer showed up to work, they ate, and they left no crumbs. Seriously, they are both wildly talented and underrated. The chemistry between both ladies is fantastic… I loved the shades of mutual agreements and the outright nasty disagreements. Almost all of the dialogue feels natural and convincing. Generally, the film does an excellent job at making these characters despicable but also relatable.

A nice surprise. If possible, go in blind. 8/10.

Review by Jason ★★½

Y’all, I think the wasps are a metaphor

Review by debbiesalt ★★½

The Wasp is very inconsistent, with no one element standing out—just a striking shot, an intriguing beat, a clever line, a strong delivery here and there. Outside those rare moments—undermined by some laughably bad writing and poor formal choices—it’s mostly a pretty standard mix of psychological thriller, drama, and revenge story. I say mostly because it does have a compelling use of trauma and retribution. 

Spoilers… Carla’s abusive father shaped her childhood, leading her to inflict similar violence onto Heather. This cycle of harm and trauma isn’t new, but the rather candid and emotional conversations surrounding it—like the implied class and evident privilege dividing the two leads—brought a unique edge. Heather reveals that she knew about Carla’s father, a truth…

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Now that’s how you do a trailer. Guillem Morales’ The Wasp is a revenge thriller about a woman (Naomie Harris) who propositions a childhood friend (Natalie Dormer) to kill her husband (Dominic Allburn). What follows is full of twists and turns proving this is not what the audience thinks it is. While there are a couple of issues with the film, this 90-minute breakneck paced flick is definitely worth your time.

The story is batsh*t as this film subverts expectations while it all unravels. Both Heather (Harris) and Carla (Dormer) are fascinating characters. Heather, our wronged quasi heroine is clearly teetering on the brink of a meltdown while Carla is a pregnant mother who’s a cashier by day and a prostitute…