Taurus
A rising but troubled musician searches for the inspiration to record one last song, pushing himself deep into the void.
- Released: 2022-11-18
- Runtime: 98 minutes
- Genre: Drama, Music
- Stars: Machine Gun Kelly, Maddie Hasson, Megan Fox, Demetrius 'Lil Meech' Flenory, Lil Tjay, Ruby Rose, Scoot McNairy, Naomi Wild, Siri Miller, Sara Silva, Zaria
- Director: Tim Sutton
Comments
- ravenbash - 6 March 2023
Better than expected
During the movie some scenes are cringe worthy and often felt realistic. Addiction is portrayed by the actor in a believable way. Sad but true many addicts O. D. And their talents are wasted on the drugs and often the only part of the person is what's left to hear in their music. This movie is definitely underrated, I'm guessing it's because it is too close to the truth and therefore hard to watch the destruction of a human being.. the music is something that you could listen to again and I could see downloading the soundtrack. The visuals are great too !I could watch some scenes as music videos along with the soundtrack. - trevsiv - 29 November 2022
Great and challenging watch
Mgk/Colson Baker shows off his acting skills while simultaneously being able to relate much to the film which often helps.
Not necessarily a movie for those who don't like to feel uncomfortable though as this movie delves into dark topics but in a not so black and white way.
I appreciate that subtlety though as you see the characters who are actively enabling the bad sides of the main character "cole" (mgk) still express care for him in their own way and thats a fact I can appreciate instead of making good characters all good and bad characters all bad. And cole at his worst sometimes doesn't even know how much of an jerk he's being and some may be uncomfortable telling him while others try to with the intent to help.
Cole is a character who you simultaneously hate, feel bad for, & root for, which why this movie is uncomfortable is the best ways. It challenges you to look past a hard and abrasive exterior and see the heart of someone who is struggling. But at the end of the day it's hard to help someone who won't help themselves or let you help.
It's also a look at the darker side of an industry that is supposed to being happiness and entertainment. - naq-1 - 8 November 2022
Horrible mishmash of a movie
The idea of a Music Icon thrashing around and getting drunk and coked up endlessly should not be any big news or any groundbreaking sort of plot. But oddly enough, some studio execs thought that it was a big deal that Coleson (aka Machine Gun Kelly) was the lead was willing to be the messed-up character, that they had to put some unfortunate money behind it.
The result, as expected, is to make him out to be a total relentless asshole to everyone in his eyesight, especially the sweet and patient Assistant played by Maddie, who deserves as much credit as she can get for her acting chops in realistically portraying someone in the position of having to deal with the ridiculous antics of the spoiled "genius" she has to babysit.
The most hilarious scene which gives a realistic example of the so-called musical genius turning into a foul-mouthed child, throwing a tantrum in a TV interview studio, where the techs and the makeup people all scatter while Cole (his real name is the same as the character) yells and cusses out everything the poor girl does, for no reason--and then she quits, only to be combing his ridiculous ratty hair in the next shot.
The entire film is set up to somehow make us sympathize with the Cole character, only to leave us utterly cold as he is utterly devoid of any sort of sympathy for anyone, including his little 4-year old daughter. God only knows how that kid could ever mistake this man-child for a father.
This movie is pointless and is really only required viewing for that cross section of the audience that admires this kind of spoiled, egotistic, and vapid mentality.
