The Assistant

Bleecker Street | Release Date: January 31, 2020

5.4	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 95 Ratings

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TwiTuJul 13, 2020

In this movie you always think something will happen. But nothing happens. The whole movie just keeps you guessing and never delivers proof of what its trying to tell you. It doesnt even tell you much about where its playing, leaves out aIn this movie you always think something will happen. But nothing happens. The whole movie just keeps you guessing and never delivers proof of what its trying to tell you. It doesnt even tell you much about where its playing, leaves out a huge chunk of context so that youre just sitting there with a huge question mark over your head most of the duration.
Its kinda funny how this reflects reality far too often.

I mean I know what its trying to say, but I hate movies that try to put it into a sexual way, only blame men. It happens with everyone. Not just women. EVERYONE. It happened to me too, and I am not a woman.
If you want to fix this, dont go after sexism, go after discrimination and favoritism/nepotism as a whole. The real problems make this movie look petty and dividing. The people going along with this are also the problem. Because they benefit from it and/or are too weak to speak up WHEN IT HAPPENS and dont document it. Its like supply and demand.… Expand

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tibzoidJul 6, 2020

Tedious nothingness. Pure dial tone. Stare at a wall and you’ll be more entertained and receive more insight. And of course the woke outlets LOVED it. Fertile subject matter, but this just isn’t cinema.

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PdfortuneAug 8, 2020

It has a tense feel that didn’t pay off for me. If you like her in Ozark you will likely be disappointed with this bore fest. I was expecting a revenge flick. This could have been a great revenge movie.

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GreatMartinFeb 21, 2020

For many years I have stood up for seeing a movie in a theatre on the big screen it is made for. I am, also, a big backer of the #MeToo movement.

I have seen 9 movies so far this year and can only recommend two: "Clemency" and "Just Mercy".For many years I have stood up for seeing a movie in a theatre on the big screen it is made for. I am, also, a big backer of the #MeToo movement.

I have seen 9 movies so far this year and can only recommend two: "Clemency" and "Just Mercy". Both have excellent performances by the actors and though the latter tackles an often told story it is approached with an intensity that takes you into the hearts and minds of the characters while the former takes us into a world that hasn't often been explored.

The other 7 have either been a waste of time or a waste of money or a waste of time and money! "The Assistant" is both though it is one of the latest to tackle the the #MeToo movement. I was looking forward to seeing Julia Garner as I watched her in the Netflix series "Ozarks" and was intrigued by her performance. In a very short time, we have learned a lot about what goes on behind the scenes in the movie and television business and how badly women are treated.

Kitty Green, the director and screenwriter of "The Assistant" shows us that having Garner give a monotone performance with many shots just on her face thinking. They both show us quickly how low on the ladder a woman is and how she is treated or ignored by all including other women and men who have the same position she has. What is to come is shown in the early scenes as Garner cleans her boss's couch and finds an earring.

The film is 81 minutes filled with a lot of unnecessary and repetitious scenes which if eliminated would have made a stronger film or allowed more time for 2 scenes, with one being passed over far too quickly, which are important to the movement.

Though I can't/won't/don't recommend "The Assistant" I am a hopeful person and I hope the next 9 movies I see should only be seen for the first time in a theatre on the large movie screen!… Expand

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Brent_MarchantFeb 9, 2021

This tale of an entry-level movie company production assistant who's witness to questionable behavior by her boss and considers blowing the whistle fizzles when it should sizzle. The message may be important, and Julia Garner's leadThis tale of an entry-level movie company production assistant who's witness to questionable behavior by her boss and considers blowing the whistle fizzles when it should sizzle. The message may be important, and Julia Garner's lead performance may be reasonably compelling, but the film itself leaves much to be desired. Instead of offering new insight into a troubling industry problem (and any semblance of hope for the future), writer-director Kitty Green's debut narrative feature stretches credibility by presenting an allegedly savvy protagonist who displays an astoundingly unbelievable degree of naivete. What's more, the supposedly "nuanced" evidence of the transgressions is so painfully obvious that any attempt at subtlety is obliterated. On top of all this, the film's glacial pacing and inclusion of far too much extraneous padding makes this an excruciatingly slow watch, even with its scant 1:27:00 runtime. This multiple Independent Spirit Award nominee has been vastly oversold in its restatement of the obvious with no adequate remedies for addressing its core issue. Watch "Bombshell" (2019) instead.… Expand

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rikrikAug 25, 2020

Ms Garner was incredible with what little she had to work with. Yawn, I want my time back.

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DrewvelloJan 7, 2021

Plays it safe. Adds nothing to a serious current event. Trailer is misleading.

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