Fresh

  

   Fresh is a dark comedy thriller about our protagonist Noa. She is getting tired of shallow online dating and reverts to finding dates in the grocery store, just the way God intended! Her romantic interest is Steve played by Sebastian Stan, known for playing really weird guys who are overall a red flag. A few examples include The abusive husband in "I, Tonya", the supportive best friend turned Nazi assassin, Bucky Barnes, and Tommy, in the new show about Pamela Anderson. 

    Noa and Steve have so much chemistry, and you can't help but adore their relationship until the end of the intro, at the thirty-something minute mark. After the intro, there's a shocking twist and the real thriller commences. From the poster, you can tell that this movie won't be just like every other rom-com, and oh my! This movie kept me on the edge of my seat, and after finishing it I promised myself I won't eat meat again. (I broke the promise, but it's the thought that counts!)

    When it comes to playing his character, Stan is extremely charismatic and likeable which makes the fact that he's literally trying to eat her meat a lot more terrifying. His character is so well-spoken and sweet which creates a sense of security for the audience. Just for it to shatter into pieces thirty minutes in. His character and this movie in total feel like a more modern, #GirlBoss version of American Psycho.

    Music and dance also play a somewhat important part in this movie. All the songs used are either super ironic, give you a false sense of hope or make you hyperaware about the situation Noa got herself in. The main two leads dance to the same song twice in the movie. The first time around, they are dancing while looking at each other; it looks like an intimate moment between two potential lovers. The second time around, however, they are dancing next to each other, but instead of looking at the other, they are staring at the camera as the chilling scene plays out. In this scene, you can see Noa looking terrorized, with her hands cuffed, and Steve having an unsettling grin on his face.

    Unfortunately though, Fresh isn't a perfect movie. It suffers from a couple of generic tropes such as the gay black best friend (Don't get me wrong, I'm all for representation of minorities in cinema, but did her first sentence need to be something along the lines of as your lesbian best friend blah blah blah? No.), the villain only has a soft spot for the main character, and the guy who's only contribution in the movie is saying "hell Nah". I believe that by cutting out some extra plot lines and unnecessary characters this movie could've been something great, maybe even perfect. For now, though, this movie is just above average.

3/5: An Armie Hammer autobiography