Asking for It (film)

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Asking for It
Asking for it poster.jpg
Release poster
Directed byEamon O'Rourke
Written byEamon O'Rourke
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJendra Jarnagin
Edited by
Music byLilah Larson
Production
companies
  • Redwire Pictures
  • Sopherim
  • Tunnel Post
Distributed by Saban Films
Release dates
  • June 13, 2021 (2021-06-13)(Tribeca)
  • March 4, 2022 (2022-03-04)
Running time
101 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Asking for It is a 2021 American thriller film written and directed by Eamon O'Rourke and starring Kiersey Clemons, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexandra Shipp, Ezra Miller, Gabourey Sidibe and Luke Hemsworth.

Contents

The film was released at the Tribeca Festival on June 13, 2021, before being released by Saban Films on March 4, 2022.

Plot

Cast

Production

Principal photography took place in Guthrie, Oklahoma for over a month in late 2019. [2]

Release

Asking for It had its world premiere at the 2021 Tribeca Festival on June 13. [3] It was released in limited theaters and on VOD by Saban Films on March 4, 2022. [4]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 22% of 32 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.3/10. [5] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 20 out of 100, based on seven critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews. [6]

Ferdosa of Screen Rant awarded the film one and a half stars out of five. [7] Susannah Gruder of IndieWire graded the film a C−. [8] Ciara Wardlow of RogerEbert.com awarded the film one star. [9]

Jon Mendelsohn of Comic Book Resources gave the film a negative review and wrote that it "attempts a hard-hitting social commentary with a vibrant cast, but falls flat due to a lack of authenticity and follow-through." [10] Jessica Kiang of Variety also gave the film a negative review, writing that it "is too much like its cardboard heroines: edgy on the outside, empty within." [11] Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times also gave the film a negative review, calling it "a film that cares little for differentiating one violated woman — or one pasty-faced jerk — from another." [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Asking for It (15)". British Board of Film Classification . June 2, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  2. ↑ McDonnell, Brandy (December 13, 2019). "Thriller 'Asking For It,' starring and produced by Kiersey Clemons, wraps in Oklahoma". The Oklahoman . Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  3. ↑ Weitzman, Elizabeth (March 4, 2022). "Asking for It Review: Kiersey Clemons Leads a MeToo Action Drama". TheWrap . Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  4. ↑ Grobar, Matt (January 31, 2022). "Asking For It Trailer: Kiersey Clemons, Vanessa Hudgens & Alexandra Shipp Lead Revenge Thriller From Director Eamon O'Rourke". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Asking for It". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Asking for It". Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  7. ↑ Ferdosa (March 4, 2022). "Asking For It' Review: Feminist Vigilante Thriller Is Style Over Substance". Screen Rant . Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  8. ↑ Gruder, Susannah (March 4, 2022). "Asking for It Review: Vanessa Hudgens and Kiersey Clemons Star in Dumbed-Down Female Vigilante Tale". IndieWire . Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  9. ↑ Wardlow, Ciara (March 4, 2022). "Asking for It Review". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  10. ↑ Mendelsohn, Jon (March 3, 2022). "Asking For It's Social Commentary Misses the Mark Despite a Sharp Cast". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  11. ↑ Kiang, Jessica (March 3, 2022). "Asking for It Review: An Avenging Girl Gang Goes Not Wild Enough in a Slickly Styled, Shallow Rape-Revenge Thriller". Variety . Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  12. ↑ Catsoulis, Jeannette (March 3, 2022). "Asking for It Review: A Few Rude Men". The New York Times . Retrieved October 19, 2023.
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