On October 29, 2024, the Olivia Rodrigo “GUTS World Tour” concert movie came out on Netflix. It’s based on her 2023 album “GUTS,” which I wrote an album review on last year, and the concert filmed for the movie was one of her concerts in Los Angeles from earlier this year.
The editing of the movie was decent, considering it was a Netflix movie, but the camera kept changing shots every two seconds, and it made me feel dizzy. However, the editing wasn’t as good as it was in the Taylor Swift Eras Tour concert movie, which was released in theaters last year.
The concert movie opened with Olivia’s song “Bad Idea Right?”, which is one of the more popular songs from “GUTS.” Olivia closed the concert with “Good 4 U” and “Get Him Back!” Also, in the middle of the concert, Olivia brought out fellow pop star Chappell Roan, and they performed her hit song “Hot To Go.” The duo also performed songs from “GUTS,” and Olivia followed this with songs from her first album “SOUR,” which was released in 2021, including “Driver’s License,” which is the song that made her an overnight success.
One thing that I didn’t like about the movie, however, is that Olivia acted too provocatively. For example, when she performed her song “Making The Bed,” she was laying on the floor and acted in an overly sexualized manner.
In addition, the outfits she was wearing were very skimpy and didn’t leave much to the imagination. However, I wasn’t surprised because that’s how most female pop stars dress on stage. It’s problematic, in my opinion, but the main problem for me was when she would talk to the audience, and her voice sounded falsely airy and raspy.
Overall, enjoyed the concert movie, and I really liked the music because it was moody and painful.
I rate the movie a 7/10.