Molly (2017 film)
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| Directed by | Thijs Meuwese & Colinda Bongers |
| Written by | Thijs Meuwese |
| Starring | Julia Batelaan |
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Language | English |
Molly is a 2017 Dutch science-fiction action film directed by Thijs Meuwese and Colinda Bongers and starring Julia Batelaan as the titular character Molly, a girl with supernatural abilities who travels alone in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. She soon finds herself hunted down by marauders who want her to compete in their fighting pit for their entertainment.
Cast
- Julia Batelaan as Molly
- Joost Bolt as Deacon
- Annelies Appelhof as Kimmy
- Emma de Paauw as Bailey
- André Dongelmans as Fifth Wheel
- Arnost Kraus as Earl
- Tamara Brinkman as Margaret
- Cyriel Guds as Simon
- Shilton Chelius as The Truth
Release
The film premiered at the Imagine Film Festival on April 16, 2017 and was nominated for the Black Tulip award.[1][2]
Reception
Molly received 83% on Rotten Tomatoes with critics specifically noting its visual style with its highly saturated colors and the final 30 minute set piece that consists of one uninterrupted long take.[3][4] While never escaping its indie origins to find cult success, it ended up on several best of the year lists, with Ed Travis putting it at number 6 for Cinapse’s top 15 action movies of 2018.[5]
Ard Vijn of Screen Anarchy compared it to Tony Jaa’s Tom-Yum-Goong and wrote “When the film finally enters its "attack the fortress" phase, there is a shot so ambitious, so accomplished in its execution, that you can't help but wonder: how the hell did they do this?!”[6]
Many critics also brought up its shoestring budget as either a positive or a negative, with Daniel XIII of HorrorFuel writing “Molly seems like it wants to go further with the crazy, but keeps it held back for the first two acts.” though he felt the final set piece made up for it.[7] A.W. Kautzer of The Movie Isle however, compared it to El Mariachi, saying: “Molly is the real deal. […] Something that will continually surprise you in the way that it brazenly pulls offset piece after set piece.”[8]
References
- ^ "Molly Awards". imdb. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ "World premiere Molly". Schokkend Nieuws. April 15, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ "Molly". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ Beans, Freddy (October 5, 2018). "Freddy Beans slugs it out with Molly!". Ain’t It Cool News. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ Travis, Ed (January 11, 2019). "The Top 15 Action Films Of 2018". Cinapse. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ Vijn, Ard (April 19, 2017). "Imagine 2017 review: Molly wins you over with perseverance and ingenuity". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ XIII, Daniel (September 8, 2018). "Movie review: Molly". HorrorFuel. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ Kautzer, A.W. (October 5, 2018). "Film review: Molly". the Movie Isle. Retrieved January 23, 2025.