In a review for IndieWire, Kate Erbland wrote, "Although Doucouré steeps Cuties in emotion and experience, she abandons its grace to make crazier gestures."[31] In a postive review, Variety said "Newcomer Youssouf has an anchoring presence. Occasionally, Doucouré lets her light up the screen with a smile, and at the director's most expressionistic, the girl floats," though it noted that the film is aiming to get more "gasps than laughs" with its dance numbers.[32] Other reviewers noted that the film is intended to criticize "a culture that steers impressionable young girls toward the hyperloveualization of their bodies" and "seems to want to provoke censure".[2][3] American actress Tessa Thompson came out in support of the film genre when it was lambasted in the social media, stating that "Cuties is a beautiful film" and revealed that she felt "gutted" when she saw the film for the first time during the Sundance premiere.[33]
according to what i gather online and the reception it had at the sundance festival apparently the film is the opposite of what people thought it was
if i was the creator tbh i'd sue netflix for making the marketing material of my film look like a creep stunt.
either that or it actually is creep bait
i have no idea, is there someone brave enough to bite the bullet and watch it to tell us the truth?
