Tuesday Review

December 21, 2024

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Tuesday just isn't a film we feel great about recommending to people, but isn't entirely hopeless or devoid of life. It just has a very engaging setup then proceeds to show you all the most interesting parts of the story as a silent back drop or through aimless transitions as it drags along to a predictable ending.

A film that lives and dies by it’s leading cast made up of a Mother, her daughter, and a magic Macaw, Tuesday is a dark fantastical tale about how people cope with terminal illness and impending Death. Lola Petticrew really gives an amazing performance here that will charm the audience audience even more than Tuesday is able to charm Death. Arinze Kene voices Death and does some very captivating motion capture with his portrayal of the stuttering Macaw. The film really hits the ground running especially when you toss in the unhinged performance from Julia Louis-Dreyfus switching gears and turning this into a dark comedy. But ultimately the film falls flat when it doesn’t fully capitalize on the real world ramifications of Zora’s actions, and instead lulls it’s audience to very anticlimactic ending.

It’s almost like the director knew exactly where he was going but didn’t fully grasp where things were headed.

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Director: Daina O. Pusić
Writers: Daina O. Pusić

Starring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lola Petticrew, Arinze Kene, Leah Harvey
Runtime: 1 Hour 50 Minutes

Synopsis: When Death comes knocking at the door of a terminally ill teenager named Tuesday, she uses her quick wit and insatiable charm to befriend the creature. But when her Mother discovers the Macaw, she takes matters into her own hands and makes an unhinged decision that puts the entire world in dire straits.

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