A good movie

Honestly, it had been a while since I saw a movie directed by Lars von Trier (I think at least 5 years), so I was really glad to watch one of his more recent work, especially since it was very well reviewed. By now, I have seen about half of his movies and, even though I have the highest respect for his work and I think he is truly an artist, I have to confess, I’m not a huge fan and this movie was a perfect example explaining why. I mean, first of all, it was gorgeous to look at, probably the most beautiful movie made by von Trier. Then, it was a really intriguing take on the doomsday concept, something really different than what we got from ‘Armageddon’ or ‘Deep Impact’. Still, I can’t say I really loved the damned thing though. I mean, I did enjoy and relate to his vision of how a big wedding can be daunting and dreary, even though as usual, he pushed it even further but I didn’t really get the connection with the impending apocalypse. Furthermore, even though Kirsten Dunst gave a fearless performance, probably the best of her career so far, her character slowly but surely got on my nerves. I mean, was she depressed? Psychotic? Difficult to say… Eventually, as usual with von Trier, the whole thing had some terribly dreariness and sorrow and I don’t think I will ever have a ‘good’ time watching one of his movies. To conclude, even though I wasn’t really blown away by the whole thing, there was definitely something quite mesmerizing about this flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Lars von Trier’s work.

7/10