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The Trouble with Being Born (2020)
Not Bad, Not Great
First off, the movie does not "normalize pedophilia" in any way shape or form.
Yes, it is implied that the 1st owner of this robot uses it for sex, and it appears to be designed to accommodate that purpose. Good. It's not my cup of tea, but it's great that a real child isn't being abused. I give the film credit for even approaching this controversial subject, as modern sex dolls are about the only preventative measure that actually has the potential of protecting children. Yet others would prefer that we all scream about "normalizing pedophilia" go back to doing absolutely nothing to prevent real child abuse from occurring. Blind hatred of those with minor attractions has never protected any child.
As for solid reasons not to like this movie: the pacing is the so slow that the entire film could be shorted to 30 minutes without loosing much of anything. It is confusing with nothing explained, and the ending is sad.
Mignonnes (2020)
It's just not a good movie.
It's not exploitation and nowhere near it. The movie is simply bad. There is no real friendship between any of the girls to speak of. They all seem horribly conceited and more concerned with winning a dance contest than anything. By the end of the movie, you don't even know if they wont the contest that the entire fim was about. Maybe the main character slightly evolves her moral compass at the very end, but there is no evidence of it... This movie is absolute garbage.