'Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World' Review — Work Sucks
Radu Jude's Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World, starring Ilinca Manolache, is a sharp satire about exploitation. Read on for our review.
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World is a great movie about a bad life. Written and directed by Radu Jude, it is a darkly funny work that is also one of the most spectacular and quietly astounding movies of 2024 thus far. Yes, it did have its premiere back in festivals during 2023, but this year is the moment where it’s finally getting a wide release through Mubi. The wait was well worth it. This is because it is a film that paints a portrait of a life that is painfully ordinary yet could not be more urgent to reflect on. It is that of an overworked and underpaid employee who spends hours working for people who couldn't care less about her, including her well-being and safety, that finds some form of release in making vulgar TikTok videos using a face filter à la Brian Jordan Alvarez. These are the perils of modern life.
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