Does the plot hold up? Not really—the final reveal involving a plaster cast and a panic attack is a bit muddled. But does that matter? Glutes To See You works because it takes itself just seriously enough. It’s not a parody, and it’s not hardcore horror. It is "elevated smut."
Fans of Possessor , fitness enthusiasts who like their squats with a side of existential dread, and anyone who appreciates a performer who can tell a story with their hip hinge. Transfixed - Emma Rose - Glutes To See You -16....
Let’s be honest: with a pun-heavy title like Glutes To See You , you expect a certain amount of camp. What I did expect from this Emma Rose / Transfixed collaboration was a slow-burn psychological thriller disguised as a fitness fantasy. Does the plot hold up
Watch this for Emma Rose’s controlled, feral energy. Stay for the shot where she flexes in the mirror, and the reflection smiles a full two seconds before she does. That is not a special effect. That is just good acting. Glutes To See You works because it takes
The premise is deceptively simple. Emma plays a reclusive, obsessive sculptor (think The Shape of Water meets Black Swan ) who has lost her muse. She hires a private, in-home personal trainer. But the camera angles are wrong —in the best way. Director Jacky St. James leans hard into the "Transfixed" brand: lingering shots of mannequin limbs, the sound of a heartbeat mixing with a jump rope, and mirrors that seem to reflect things a split second too late.
If you are here for the usual point-and-shoot fitness theme, you might be confused by the avant-garde lighting and the lack of a happy ending (this is Transfixed, after all—someone always loses a bit of their sanity).
