Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info. But The Substance is a real stomach-churner - in a beautifully told, shot and performed way.
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Dennis Quaid makes an impression with short screen time as smarmy, slimy TV producer Harvey , while the early scene of him stuffing his face with shrimp is almost as uncomfortable to watch as anything that comes later on.
The prosthetics, designed by make-up artist Pierre-Olivier Persin, are out-of-this-world and will test your gross-out tolerance to the max. This is no more apparent than during a jaw-dropping finale that shreds the senses and features a crackingly callous call-back to the opening scene.
The Substance is definitely hard to watch, but try and keep your hands away from your eyes to sample a modern masterpiece led by a monstrously magical Moore. Sign up to our newsletters here.
