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Not so long ago, I saw 'Cosmopolis' which was just terrible and, by far, the least satisfaying movie directed by David Cronenberg so far. With this in mind, I was rather apprehensive about his following directing effort but, fortunately,  it was much better. To be honest,  I still didn’t really like it though but it was at least much more watchable.  In fact, the biggest problem was that, pre... read more

Forget the trite sperpentic story of incest, pyromania, young aspirants in Hollywood, and arrogance in Croneneberg point of view: the details and cast are worth the film. Julianne is excellent, Mia too, Pattinson cool, Cusack ok and the monster kids talking bullshit is the best joke.

Initial Thought: I was curious about this one. I haven't seen too many Cronenberg films, but I know to always expect a crazy storyline. It has a plethora of big names in it which caught my attention. So I don't expect anything less than entertaining. I do expect to possibly be confused.

Characters/Acting: The cast here is quite well chosen. Mia Wasikowska just fits within Cronenberg's... read more

Driven by an intense need for fame and validation, members of a dysfunctional Hollywood family are chasing celebrity, one another and the relentless ghosts of their pasts.