I shouldn’t have trusted IG reels! I was scrolling and came across a reel showing a dating scene from Fresh. So, I decided to give it a try. If you haven’t watched it yet, you should. It’s tough to explain without giving spoilers or hints. Please watch it before reading it any further.
The movie is about Noa, the main character, who pretty much lives alone. She has a close friend called mollie. The bond between her and her friend is great. The code word is love you and love you more between them.
Mollie encourages her to date, but Noa is tired of using online dating apps. Almost every guy she meets is the same. The movie starts with her going on a date with a guy who talks about women from older generations, but then makes her pay at the end. He doesn’t handle her rejection well. After that, she receives some inappropriate messages and gets irritated with the whole online dating apps and culture.
She seems done with dating, looking for real conversations instead of the usual shallow chats. She meets a guy at a store and gives him her number. They go on a date at a bar and really hit it off. Things move quickly, but Noa keeps her friend updated.
No social media, no Instagram, no X, and she doesn’t have much personal info about the guy. Just few things like his name Steve and a surgeon. Luckily, Noa snaps a picture of him and sends it to her. But these seemed like big red flags for Mollie. She gives warning signals, yet she is happy that she is happy.
The guy appears to like Noa, and Steve does a great job switching between different sides of his character. During dinner, while Noa is eating short ribs, he mentions that he doesn’t eat animals, but instead of just saying he’s a vegetarian, it hints at something much darker. I thought he might be a psycho, but it’s worse than that. There’s a whole community feeding on this—literally!
There’s also a scene where his wife takes off a prosthetic leg, hinting she might have been a victim too. She tries to signal Mollie to get away. But mollie persist on finding on her. At the end, she too became a victim.
Noa plays along with the Steve, using her wits to fight back and escape. still wonder why the guy searching for Mollie ran off halfway through. Along with that, why Steve’s wife did support, if she was one among them? Maybe, she got addicted to the taste? eww. Ena kandravi’nu theriyalanga!
At the end, she almost makes it out and escapes with the other girls. The friendship between Mollie and Noa is something amazing. They did lighten things up with some chats between Noa and the other victims, but I think the movie would’ve been stronger with a more serious tone throughout.
I liked the final scene where Noa finally gets a phone signal, and the first message she receives is from a dating app, asking, “U up?” Lol.
Overall, it’s a solid thriller. Fresh really does serve something unexpected. A taste that you won’t forgot. I wouldn’t recommend it if you’re sensitive, though. I almost threw up. It’s available on Hotstar if you want to check it out!
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