Credit where credit this is impressive for a first time feature debut, unfortunately for first time writer-director/star Katharine Zhu her debut feature falls a little flat in its execution. I think the premise is interesting the toxic parasocial relationship between a sex worker and her client is interesting and evokes Satoshi Kon’s Perfect Blue, where this film falls flat for me is that how unfocused it feels. Bunnylovr its juggling two different movies and it clearly likes one better than the other, while the second film is the more unfocused less compelling of the two. On the one hand you have this really somber albeit generic drama about an estranged father and daughter, while on the other hand you have a really interesting exploration of online toxic relationship. Rachel Sennott who produced the film small role in this and she’s really good, I wish she had more screentime. This is a bold debut from Katarina Zhu, but Bunnylovr ultimately needed to be more focused. I definitely would’ve liked this a lot more if it was purely about exploring the complex dynamic between the main characters.
Credit where credit this is impressive for a first time feature debut, unfortunately for first time writer-director/star Katharine Zhu her debut feature falls a little flat in its execution. I think the premise is interesting the toxic parasocial relationship between a sex worker and her client is interesting and evokes Satoshi Kon’s Perfect Blue, where this film falls flat for me is that how unfocused it feels. Bunnylovr its juggling two different movies and it clearly likes one better than the other, while the second film is the more unfocused less compelling of the two. On the one hand you have this really somber albeit generic drama about an estranged father and daughter, while on the other hand you have a really interesting exploration of online toxic relationship. Rachel Sennott who produced the film small role in this and she’s really good, I wish she had more screentime. This is a bold debut from Katarina Zhu, but Bunnylovr ultimately needed to be more focused. I definitely would’ve liked this a lot more if it was purely about exploring the complex dynamic between the main characters.
