Good movie, great techniques, inside, but is way too long and slow, too often reaching the point of boring. I say that assuming I may be called stupid, but that is what I felt, despite I also felt is a special and good movie. Therefore, I had to play it fast forward a lot of scenes, not because I didn't get their sense, but because the director seemed to forget that pressing too much on the pedal of the scene may give not much deepness, but having the opposite effect, of diluting the sense while is extracting the viewer from the film. For example, the moment that guy is singing, is way too long and boring, making (some of) the audience exit the film atmosphere an say in its mind "ok, director, I get it, cut the scene for God's sake" and move to the next".
Beyond the nice things, some questions. I understand the convention of cinema, of this special film (show, do not tell or explain) but... Why the Police shot everybody in the end, execution style, even those not having any guns, even the last one, asking for help? This is the law in France, or is just for the sake of surreal atmosphere and shock the viewers, to get attention by brute executions? Were they sure (all) the young were involved? They doesn't have to bring them to a trial? I understand the line of the film and what mr Bonello commented, but the end is twisted jus for shock the audience, in my opinion, just for the sake of shocking. Anyway, the length of the move is way too big, the first part is boring, the actions are unclear - why and who killed that young in that empty floor? - the second part is also boring and unclear, why do they hide in a mall, wtf?, while the ending is cruel without any reason but hoping the movie will be controversial at his most.
I agree with the statements below. I thought the film was extremely slow and without direction. It felt like it was aiming for a Van Sant's Elephant vibe, but it failed. Too slow and boring. I'm not hating on French cinema. I actually love French cinema, but this was simply not my cup of tea. I was very excited to see this, but it was a disappointment.
Good movie, special, deep, great techniques, music, but is way too long and slow, too often reaching the point of boring. I say that assuming I may be called stupid, but that is what I felt, despite I also felt is a special and good movie. Therefore, I had to play it fast forward a lot of scenes, not because I didn't get their sense, but because the director seemed to forget that pressing too much on the pedal of the scene may give not much deepness, but having the opposite effect, of diluting the sense while is extracting the viewer from the film. For example, the moment that guy is singing, is way too long and boring, making (some of) the audience exit the film atmosphere an say in its mind "ok, director, I get it, cut the scene for God's sake" and move to the next".
so fucking slow and ridiculously boring. couldn't relate to any of the characters, and none of them are remotely likable. took me two whole fucking weeks to watch it, and even then had to skip through a huge chunk in the middle. in the end didn't even care what happened to any of the characters. if you want a great movie where properly developed characters do something morally questionable yet you still relate and care about them, go watch the 2015 movie, Victoria.
They are not meant to be complex characters to examine on end, they are meant to paint a picture of the emptiness and directionless young people of today experience through small gestures.
