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Violet

2021

Olivia Munn, Dennis Boutsikaris, Luke Bracey, Erica Ash ...

Drama A Los Angeles–based film executive, Violet has worked arduously to gain status in an industry still dominated by older white men, often at the expense of her dignity and taste. Nowhere is this more apparent than in her relationship to her boss, who exerts his power by regularly humiliating her in front of clients. Violet presents as confident, chilly, even callous, but inside her a cauldron of desperate anxieties is on the brink of boiling over. [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter	"An audacious but uneasy mix of Hollywood drama and self-help on steroids"	NEU
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	Olivia Munn is quite touching as the title character, and the picture cleverly dramatises the conflicting thoughts that bounce around inside us and, often, dictate our lives"	POS
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"There’s bravery in Bateman’s willingness to explore this state of mind, but she rolls credits just as things are getting interesting"	NEU
United States	Kate Erbland IndieWire	Munn is so devastatingly good at selling Violet’s internal strife that it’s easy to forgive Bateman’s other creative impulses (...) a deep universality to the message here"	POS
United States	Kristy Puchko The Playlist	"'Violet' feels less like a film than a pitch meeting (...) It’s flashy, but not fascinating, which leaves this drama of inner conflict and deep thoughts feeling horridly shallow"	NEG
United States	Brianna Zigler The Film Stage	"A distinctive style and a strong lead performance still leave something to be desired."	NEU
United States	Elizabeth Weitzman The Wrap	"The film's narrative is so simple —slender, even— that it requires a steady hand and strong conviction with which to build sufficient depth. Bateman possesses both (...) An unusually strong cast for both larger and smaller roles"	POS
United States	Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"Searing and bold and emotionally impactful (...) Thanks in large part to Munn's elegant, authentic, grounded and moving performance, we're rooting hard for Violet to find some inner peace (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS

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