Unpopular Opinion on Demi Moore in The Substance
I recently watched The Substance, and enjoyed it in general apart from the third act. Overall a solid 7/10 for me. Loved the concept, cinematography, production design. I get the passion for this film on these threads here because it’s bold, crazy, and rather original. But I just don’t see all the hype around Demi Moore’s performance. She’s definitely good in a good film. But based on what I read about her I expected to be wowed by her and I wasn’t. It’s a very physical performance for the more grotesque scenes but she was absent for half the movie, and I venture to say I thought Margaret Qualley gave the stronger performance. So while she without a doubt delivered, I don’t think it’s a performance that deserves a nomination.