Habit

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Habit – 2021 (Action, Comedy, Drama)

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Before I get into the review, this movie has a lot of trigger moments. The film has so many moments that feel like shock moments, just to be shock moments. Constant swearing, blasphemous content, drug use, and more litter this film from start to finish; I knew that going into the movie, though, so if you’re going to watch this, do so at your own risk.

I wanted to point out why my reviews vary so much week to week. I pick the film I’m going to review before watching them; as you see, if you follow my social media accounts, I review other films as well, but I decided that I should review the movie I pick regardless of what I end up feeling about it afterward.

Janell Shirtcliff’s first directorial effort stars Bella Thorne (The DUFF, Amityville: The Awakening) in a role you won’t soon forget. Full of one-liners and many awkward moments, the film strives to be reminiscent of Quentin Tarantino (as advertised by the producers themselves.) I can’t say they missed this mark, although Tarantino thrived off shock and old-school exploitation style filmmaking which is pretty easy to duplicate.

At every turn, this movie tries to shock; it feels like it’s a B movie that knows it’s a B movie that is trying not to be a B movie. After watching all 29 Amityville films (yes, there are that many), I would put this solidly in the middle in terms of quality. That’s not a good thing; some of those films were trainwrecks, to put it nicely. I feel like this film potentially could have a significant cult following. I just am not that target audience.

The film’s best part is the eclectic cast; the casting is almost a parody of itself. It feels like every weird character in every strange film all thrown into one. Somehow, they make that aspect work; it’s a constant back and forth to see what the filmmaker throws at us next. The cast includes Andreja Pejic (The Girl in the Spider's Web,) Gavin Rossdale (singer from the band Bush,) Libby Mintz (Fired Up!, Modern Family,) Paris Jackson (Scream: The TV Series,) Hana Mae Lee (Pitch Perfect) and many others who combine to deliver some odd and drawn out dialogue with varying degrees of success.

I will say that I respect Bella Thorne for being herself; while she may try for the shock factor a lot, she started with many Disney caliber projects and created her personality after stepping away from those roles. Many Disney actresses have become even more successful after the fact (Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Raven-Symoné, Lindsay Lohan, Hilary Duff, Zendaya, Britney Spears, to name a few) to varying degrees.

As I mentioned at the start of the review, please watch this at your own risk. It isn’t for the light of heart at all. In my time seriously watching films, very few have made me question the content. I’m not easily offended by any means, but this one did have me asking; rather, it was a bit much just for the sake of it.

I believe that I’ll be reviewing “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” or the new take on “Cinderella” from Amazon for next week’s review.

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