Thoroughbreds (2017)

	Also Known As: Vollblüter
	Year of first release: 2017
	Director: Cory Finley
	Actors: Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Anton Yelchin, Paul Sparks
	Country: USA
	Genre: Drama
	Conditions of visioning: 23.07.2018, Schauburg, OV Sneak Preview, English version with German subtitle
Synopsis: Amanda (Cooke) is known in her highschool for having killed her horse. Actually it was rational and because he suffered and her mother wanted to keep him alive. Lily (Taylor-Joy) hates her step-father Mark (Sparks). Both are upper-class teenage girls living in suburban Connecticut. When Lily decides to kill her step-father because he does not give her the choice for college, both build a plan.
Review: A bit like in The Bling ring by Sofia Coppola, teenagers have money and are bored in life. These are Lily (Taylor-Joy) and Amanda (Cooke). Actually since the first appearance of the step-father, it is clear how the movie will end for him and Lily. They have emotion-free discussions or better said cruel discussions without any sign of emotion as if both were disconnected from the reality. This makes the charm of the movie because in parallel Lily feels a lot of emotions and talk about them. This is a big contrast giving some drama to the storyline. Moreover Amanda is indeed emotionless but unlike the characters of Sofia Coppola she wants to work on that. She is the main source of humour, very black humour, in the movie as she throws her statements without wanting to be rude. And she reads very well the psychology of Lily. Therefore their dialogues are weird funny.  Their acting is well matching their characters. Olivia Cooke, already seen in both amazing Me and Earl and the dying girl and in Ready player one can play many characters even if her role of Amanda is quite constant. She is a promising actress.  The camera is focusing on the actors, especially on the two main actresses with close-ups. It gives more depth to their character and allows to see their slightest movement. The other characters never are in close-up. This enhances the fact that they do not understand the two girls.  Good movie limited by its predictable story.
Rating: 6 /10