Review of ‘MaXXXine’, the well-deserved end to the horror trilogy by Ti West and Mia Goth

A closure, if not perfect, then quite good and the best of the three films.

Mia Goth is Maxine, a character we will remember for a long time

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It has been curious, very curious, the way in which he has treated Filmmaker Ti West which is already his greatest work to date, the so-called X trilogy. A horror story told in three parts but where each of them can be viewed independently First the one that would be in the middle chronologically was released, then its prequel and now finally its sequel and ending.

Y works the system, just as the tapes do on their own, which, without being any wonder, have been able to entertain and have also had some of the best practical effects and makeup that we have seen in recent times, things that would have been better if we had counted on the geniuses of Weta Workshopthose responsible in this regard for Hercules, Xena and also the trilogy of The Lord of the Rings de Peter Jackson.

But MaXXXine It is more than a careful bloodbath, and in fact it is the one in which we see the least of this reddish-maroon liquid, because the ending has been well done. focus on a story in which Mia Gothwho plays Maxine, the only survivor of Xis the absolute protagonistAnd we were delighted.

The decline of Hollywood

MaXXXine It is set in Los Angeles in 1985during the boom of the industry Home video and the culture of porn cinema (and snuff) and everything, absolutely everything, is recreated to the smallest detail. music that plays throughout the film, where we can hear songs like Prisoner of Your Eyes of Judas Priest, Welcome to the Pleasuredome or Kim Carnes’ version of Bette Davis Eyesthey do nothing but accompany the neon lights of the streets where pedestrians and cars traveled back then, transporting us irremediably at that time.

A feat that West already achieved in his previous films, where X It looked like a B-movie because of how it was recorded and Pearl took us until 1918 (although with many licenses). Now it is the turn of cassette tapes and VHS.

That is precisely one of the axes around which a film revolves (never better said) in which Maxine, who has managed to overcome the tragedy seen in X, She wants more, the life she believes she deserves.something that her clerical father instilled in her from a very young age. And that is MaXXXine It is not just a good entertainment product with touches of terror and gore (the just and necessary), but also functions as a an argument against censorship and prudishness.

Mia Goth exudes sensuality throughout the film, just as she did in ‘X’. Ti West knows this and takes advantage of it

Mia Goth is Maxine and vice versa

In this closing, Mia Goth, who already during the initial minutes will give us a monologue looking at camera of those to put in schools of interpretation, reviving old ghosts, all while trying to leave the porn industry and make a “serious” movie, and we put the quotation marks without detracting from the low-budget slasher that it appears to be. The Puritan 2but you know what we mean.

Once again and as in the previous ones, on his way to fame he will leave a trail of blood and bodiesthose of her friends, making her a target once again. But this time Maxine has something she didn’t have before: to the devil inside.

Once again, Satan

And it is that in this third film religion It is very present, or more than this one, which also, his fanswho flood the streets with their banners and proclamations against the direction that Hollywood is taking which begins to embrace the sordidness typical of the decade.

An indecency that embodies like no one else a Kevin Bacon with a southern accent who plays an unscrupulous private investigator and whose counterpart will be none other than Giancarlo Espositowho doesn’t exactly look good in the toupee, but who once again plays the half-good, half-bad guy that you empathize with.

It’s always nice to see Kevin Bacon, and if he’s playing the bad guy, even more so.

Of course we will also do it with a Mia Goth who eats up almost all the minutes on screen by herself, 104 to be exact, the length of almost all films, and this time it shines more than ever, even though we are not dealing with a perfect product, but it is the best of the threepleasing even those who reject the previous ones.

The end of a trilogy

While it is true that they form a whole, MaXXXineunlike Pearlcan enjoyed without having seen the previous onesbut it will be advisable to have taken a look at Xalthough it is no less true that West seems to have forgotten about her too much, just as it does not seem to remember one of the great dominant themes in its prequels, such as the loss of beautywhich is simply a matter of glancing at the very beginning.

On the other hand, and perhaps as its biggest negative point, its final stretch, so exaggerated and incredibletakes away seriousness from the whole and almost completely dilutes that almost noir and thriller atmosphere that the director had achieved, something that also applies to the wasted detective couple formed by Michelle Monaghan and Bobby Cannavale.

In the end, we will remember Maxine

But even with that, MaXXXine It is without a doubt the roundest of the three, in addition to being recorded in an impeccable manner. In addition, it has been, although we already knew it, the gateway to Mia Goth in the big leaguesalthough we want to continue seeing her in less commercial films, as this franchise emerged which has grown to give us this satisfactory but not perfect closure.

MaXXXine will be released in Spain on August 23rd.

+ Pros

• Mia Goth
• Recreation and affection for the 80s
• Its practical effects
• It is the most entertaining and best told and recorded of the three.

– Contras

• The end
• Wasted elements, such as the detective couple or the satanic cult

80 Sobre 100

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