The Reactions to Netflix's 'I Care a Lot' Are Both Horrified and Kinda Thirsty
It's safe to say that I Care A Lot has been pretty divisive. Critics have largely fallen hard for the slick thriller, ranking it at 81% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, while viewers, some enthralled and some repulsed, can’t seem to get enough of the film. This dark, divisive story without anyone to root for presents an interesting challenge to viewers, who can’t stop talking about the dizzying amorality behind it all.
I Care A Lot centres on Marla Grayson (Rosamund Pike), a seemingly saintly entrepreneur who runs a thriving business as a court-appointed guardian for elderly individuals who can no longer manage their own care. But there’s a catch: Marla is systematically defrauding her vulnerable clients, conspiring alongside doctors and nursing home administrators to identify susceptible targets, seize legal control of their lives, then auction off their assets to pay herself for her services. The film depicts a very real scam rocking eldercare across the country, where an estimated one to three million American seniors live under guardianship, which may or may not serve their best interests.
The film is touching a nerve with Netflix viewers, who are simultaneously scandalised by Marla’s sociopathy, enamoured of her razor-sharp blonde bob, stanning her relationship with her girlfriend, and mystified by that shocking twist ending. We took Twitter’s temperature about the film, which resulted in a very fun mixed bag.
Fans are fired up.
25 minutes in to ' I Care A Lot' on Netflix & my blood pressure is steaming hot!!! #ICareALotNetflix pic.twitter.com/GLwSG0AJhE
— Arturo Bandini (@mikeypri1988) February 24, 2021
rosamund pike’s opening line in i care a lot: look at you, sitting there
me, who’s sitting there: pic.twitter.com/KstwQrtY9i— kyrs (@josepedropascal) February 23, 2021
But not everyone is loving it.
The acting in I Care a Lot is just a little too Nissan commercial for me
— cancela lansbury (@gossipbabies) February 24, 2021
Who else has been enraged by I Care A Lot on Netflix?
— Leslie Mac (@LeslieMac) February 23, 2021
Viewers fell hard for the lesbian love story at the heart of the film.
THEM. pic.twitter.com/h0mBvcA7n4
— best of i care a lot (@bestoficarealot) February 23, 2021
now how tf am I supposed to study when I can think about is rosamund saying ‘I fuck women’ pic.twitter.com/zQQAIoxZqg
— mary / I care a lot spoilers (@sapphicpoppins) February 24, 2021
Some viewers feel that Marla’s vape is the secret MVP of the film.
Rosamund Pike is basically smoking a full sized kiln as a vape in I Care a Lot. I needed this.
— Carey O'Donnell (@ecareyo) February 23, 2021
2021 best supporting actor goes to Vape Pen in “I Care a Lot” pic.twitter.com/ZiWWemvhKS
— Savannah (@jonessav000) February 21, 2021
Or maybe it’s her haircut?
I really enjoyed I Care A Lot, but Rosamund Pike's blunt bob was giving me "Welcome to Duloc, such a perfect town." pic.twitter.com/GcYhxFkvtJ
— Másha Potato 🍟💕 (@crinklecutqueen) February 23, 2021
rosamund pike’s bob in i care a lot is going to influence me to undo 15 months’ worth of growing out my hair 😞
— maya kosoff (@mekosoff) February 21, 2021
watching I Care a Lot & I’m taking this photo to my hair stylist tomorrow pic.twitter.com/oH9kcoqbPt
— mika (@____miks) February 20, 2021
watching ‘i care a lot’ just for rosamund pike’s bob
— etta (@ettafetacheese) February 24, 2021
Fans couldn’t help but make comparisons to other movies and television shows.
this shot from i care a lot had me thinking jane lynch was pulling up to someone’s house pic.twitter.com/n6CiOUgmYy
— han (@rootlore) February 23, 2021
The way she played the same character in both movies I care a lot is a sequel to gone girl pic.twitter.com/blO0ah5pL6
— 🟡 (@Abalisah) February 23, 2021
I Care A Lot is Uncut Gems but for girlbosses send tweet
— hot beefcakes in ur area (@localbeefcake) February 23, 2021
Marla preserving her lost tooth in a jug of milk is sending fans.
this absolute FIT in i care a lot... the tie as a belt.... the milk.... dead pic.twitter.com/L8HhYTNIaX
— steff (@steffposting) February 21, 2021
I learned from I Care A Lot that if your tooth gets knocked out, you can save it and re-plant it by storing it in milk. 🤓
— new year, tired jane (@janeisvcool) February 21, 2021
About that twist ending...
me at the ending scene of i care a lot pic.twitter.com/bSV9TaD0eP
— 𝐠𝐚𝐞𝐛 (@witwynne) February 23, 2021
“I Care A Lot” ended perfectly 😚
— Sean Garrette (@seangarrette) February 24, 2021
I'm kind of shocked at all the ppl gutted by the I care a lot ending. I'd have been mad if it hadn't ended that way. #ICareALot
— jadie shay (@eeyoreinpink) February 20, 2021
the ending of i care a lot WHAT WAS THE REASON FOR THAT pic.twitter.com/zvJJVI3BUc
— em (@brieIcrson) February 19, 2021
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