C’mon, there are a million movies about every other element of the movie - the successful man falling in love with a beautiful young woman, the jealous confidant/ family member who gets in the way, trying to warm up a cold personality, May/ December romance, etc.
The REAL element that separates it from every other fish-out-of-water romance, is the Poison aspect. That’s what makes the movie unique, so focusing on it isn’t reductive at all. In fact, ignoring that as a prime element is disengenuous. Perhaps it is a twist that shouldn’t be revealed in advance, but it is a major part of the plot from fairly early in the film, so I would say the real twist comes at the end.
C’mon, there are a million movies about every other element of the movie - the successful man falling in love with a beautiful young woman, the jealous confidant/ family member who gets in the way, trying to warm up a cold personality, May/ December romance, etc.
The REAL element that separates it from every other fish-out-of-water romance, is the Poison aspect. That’s what makes the movie unique, so focusing on it isn’t reductive at all. In fact, ignoring that as a prime element is disengenuous. Perhaps it is a twist that shouldn’t be revealed in advance, but it is a major part of the plot from fairly early in the film, so I would say the real twist comes at the end.