Mignonnes

Shaming this movie for what it depicts it's like blaming a thermometer because it says we have fever. This is just a picture of our horrible reality.

Right intentions, but rather awful execution.

I'll start off by saying I do believe the intentions of the filmmakers were positive. There are undoubtedly minors being exposed to similar themes to that of the film, so it's imperative that people - particularly parents - are made aware of this.

With that said, 'Cuties' goes about it in entirely the wrong way. The message, which does become clear at the end, is to stop the exploitation of children - yet here they are doing just that. There are scenes and/or camera angles that simply should not have been filmed and shown. There is no need for certain shots.

More should've been left for the viewer to work out, as opposed to shoving it into our faces and therefore practically doing what they are criticising. For example, they could've zoomed away at particular points or got an extreme close up of the characters' eyes when they were doing sexualised things.

For what it's worth, I will say I respect the performance of lead Fathia Youssouf (Amy) - I felt a fair amount of emotion from her at certain points. None of the other cast members stick out in my memory, though none produce anything negative.

I've spent a long time thinking about how I was going to word my review, much longer than I usually would at least. It's slightly tricky as, as mentioned, I do believe it intended to do the right thing. Unfortunately though, it ends up - in my eyes - doing what it's trying to say is bad.

There are some extreme thoughts on this film, not all of which are right in my opinion. However, as said, it isn't a good watch - even if only judging on film merits.

The people who did this movie should be accused of child abuse, together with the people who let this happen. As a parent of young girls, this thing is unacceptable.

Its one thing to try and describe underaged children being subjected to sexual behavior, its another thing to actually enact that behavior.

This is simply a movie for perverts who like underaged children, and somehow it got through all checkpoints and got published.

I initially thought that most of the people who where outraged by this movie where exaggerating, as that is the case for a lot of other questionable movies, so I decided to have a look at it, and I am utterly disgusted, did not even make it through the whole movie.

Its a decent movie portraying modern western society and a kid's adaption into a new lifestyle in the midst of it all. The film tackles themes of identity, sexualization of young girls, and the pressures of societal expectations. It provides a critical commentary on the hypersexualization and objectification of young girls in modern culture. The director, Maïmouna Doucouré, intended to shed light on these issues and start a conversation about their impact on children's lives. Well the movie gets a lot of criticism because of hiring basically child which is even though understandable but yet a bit hypocritical. Any way its a good movie if you some how ignore that particular fact.

It's important to note that reviews and opinions on "Cuties" have been highly polarized. Some viewers praised the film for its bold and thought-provoking approach, commending Doucouré for highlighting the issue of the premature sexualization of children in society. They argued that the film's uncomfortable portrayal was necessary to bring attention to this societal problem.

No stars. I rate this movie a zero. Low budget trash depicting very young girls in a vile and disturbing sexual manner.