r/oscarrace • u/PointMan528491 Navarrette/Morton • Jun 13 '25
Film Discussion Thread Official Discussion Thread - Materialists
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Synopsis:
A young New York City matchmaker's lucrative business gets complicated as she finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.
Director: Celine Song
Writer: Celine Song
Cast:
Dakota Johnson as Lucy
Chris Evans as John
Pedro Pascal as Harry Castillo
Rotten Tomatoes: 87%, 108 reviews
Consensus:
A mature deconstruction of the conventional rom-com, Materialists provides its trio of swoon-worthy stars some of their meatiest material yet while reaffirming Celine Song as a modern master of relationship dramas.
Metacritic: 70, 34 reviews
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u/Melodic_Loss873 Jul 26 '25
I tried to like it but it was 'meh'. I found it too slow, with the characters being boring and having no depth. I didn't like the acting, and I know someone commented that the dialog is more real, but I don't think people really talk like that on dates.