“Pearl,” a prequel to “X” directed by Ti West and starring Mia Goth and supported by A24, terrified Martin Scorsese a little too much. According to a review Scorsese gave to A24 and had /Film publish, “Pearl” is a “very frightening” horror film that is “mesmerizing” and “crazy.”
The prequel, which had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, was co-written by West and Goth.
According to Scorsese, Ti West’s films “have a type of vitality that is so unusual these days, propelled by a pure, unadulterated love for filmmaking.”
Every frame makes you aware of it. Prequel to “X,” “Pearl” is a chaotic, captivating, intensely — and I mean intensely — frightening 102 minutes. It is made in a cinematic style that is diametrically opposed to “X”.
They really know how to play with their audience before sticking the dagger in our chests and beginning to twist, according to West and his collaborator and muse, Mia Goth.
“I was intrigued, then disturbed, then so uneasy that I had difficulties falling asleep,” continued Scorsese. But I was unable to quit looking.
Over $3 million was made during “Pearl’s” debut weekend. Goth plays the title character, a young woman who lives on a secluded farm in the early 1900s. Pearl aspires to be a movie star, and she will do anything to make that dream come true. Co-stars include Matthew Sunderland, Tandi Wright, and David Corenswet.
In his review of the Venice film “Peal,” Variety film critic Peter Debruge stated: “‘Pearl’ is the prequel no one asked for to a movie not many people saw.
However, despite feeling like an afterthought, this movie might end up being more well-liked than the other one thanks to its distinctive appearance and curiously endearing antihero.
According to a recent announcement from A24, West and Goth will wrap up their horror trilogy with “MaXXXine,” a film set in the 1980s and starring Goth as her surviving “X” persona. Now showing in theaters across the country is “Pearl.”