A good movie

It has been a while since I wanted to check this flick. I mean, it took Gaspar Noé 7 seven years to come up with a follow-up and it took me 4 more years to finally see it, so you can do the math. Noé must be one of the most challenging directors at work nowadays and this movie was not an exception. First of all, you can say whatever you want about the guy but, from a visual point of view, this flick was quite impressive. I mean, right from the amazing title sequence, I was sold. It seems that he simply refuses to make conventional shots and during the whole thing you wonder how he managed to do this or that. Of course, it is a little bit nauseating (something reminiscent of his previous movie ‘Irréversible’) and all those shots above buildings and walls might seem gimmicky but I liked the approach and there was something quite mesmerizing about following most of the actions above the shoulder of the main character. Indeed, the whole thing is a big trip involving lots of drugs and sex and, I have to admit it, the pacing was kind of sluggish (I also watched the longer version). Also, I found it rather disappointing that, even though the action took place in Tokyo, almost no one spoke Japanese. Eventually, like the previous movies from this director, it is a bold experiment, not entirely succesfull, but still really interesting and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Gaspar Noé’s work.

7/10