Blood, sex and Hollywood horror in ‘MaXXXine’

On July 5th, MaXXXine hit theaters in the United States, and then arrived in Spain on August 23, 2024. This film is the third slasher written and directed by film director Ti West, which completes the trilogy Xfollowing X y Pearl.

This new film from the producer A24 It was one of the most anticipated of the 2024brought to you by the director You West. Leading the cast is the wonderful Mia Gothwho returns to the role of Maxine Minxafter having survived the massacre on the farm in the first installment of the saga. Goth is joined by a new cast, including Moses Sumney, Lilly Collinsthe singer Halsey, Kevin Bacon, Giancarlo Esposito, Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth Debicki, Simon Prast, Bobby Cannavale y Michelle Monaghanamong others.

The film begins in eightieswhere it ended Xand continues its story since Pearl It was a prequel which told the story of Pearl, the murderer of X. Maxine faces her trauma by pursuing your dream to stop being a pornographic actress and be a renowned actress and a superstarbut everything changes when her past comes back and haunts her, while the “night stalker” He’s loose in Los Angeles.

The worst delivery?

Upon its initial release in the United States, it received critical bags initially and fans of the saga declared it as the worst of the three movies. But later, the public began to neutralize those criticisms by refuting those bad reviews with some slightly better ones.

own Mia Goth confessed that MaXXXine era your favorite script of the three, and that she thought the public was going to think the same, but it was a cold water vase For her, this part is the worst rated of the three films.

MaXXXine is a movie made by and for slasher film fanswith many references to other iconic films of the genre such as Psychosis, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre o The Witch. It is a film that exudes American energy and Hollywood essence definitely because of everything that is happening during the 104 minutes that lasts

It is also worth noting that the references to the serial killerscults and darkness in Hollywood with a mention of “night stalker” known as Richard Ramirezwho is the alleged initial antagonist, although that is quickly denied in the film.

Furthermore, the entire theme that revolves around the film that talks about those eighties and its sick society due to the religious fanaticismhe Puritanismhe sex taboo and the repression of women.

All for fame

MaXXXine It starts with our protagonist auditioning for a role for a sequel to a popular film of the moment, in which she ends up being selected for the leading role while the iconic song of Kim Carnes, Bette Davis Eyes. She continues to work in the pornography industry and in prostitution along with a friend of hers named Tabby (Halsey).

After being selected, she tells her friend Leon (Moses Sumney), who is a worker in a video store and with whom he spends most of his scenes with other characters. But after the disappearance of Tabby and Amber (another of the prostitutes), Maxine begins to worry that her past is haunting her.

During the rest of the film he loses more people along the way, like Leon or Molly (Lilly Collins), but always with the guidance and advice of the director of her film, Elizabeth Bender.

Mia Goth and Halsey in the roles of Maxine and Tabby | Source: A24

The final act

After discovering the true cause of the murders and discovering that it was a cult led by the own father by Maxine. She, saved by the unsolicited help of the detectives Williams y Torresthey manage to interrupt the madness that Mr. Miller was going to commit.

Finally, Maxine is the one who decides to kill her own father by saying the iconic phrase: “I will not accept a life that I do not deserve”. After the event she becomes extremely populareven having a documentary about his life, for surviving his father and getting what he wanted most in the world; fame.

To summarize, if you are fan of who slashercult horror and you like Hollywood culture, you definitely can’t miss this tale of sex, blood and madnessbut before it you must see the two previous films so you don’t miss anything.

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